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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-emergency-provisions-act-1991-codes-of-practice-order-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1896",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (Codes of Practice) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-emergency-provisions-act-1991-codes-of-practice-order-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 14th July 1995\nLaid before Parliament 26th July 1995\nComing into force 1st September 1995\nWhereas—\n(1) in accordance with paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 5 to the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991, the Secretary of State made a code of practice in connection with the exercise by authorised investigators of the powers conferred by that Schedule:\n(2) under paragraph 7(5) of that Schedule the Secretary of State may revise the whole or part of that code and issue a revised code:\n(3) in accordance with paragraph 7(2) of that Schedule the Secretary of State has prepared and published a draft revised code, has considered representations made to him about it, and has modified it accordingly:\n(4) in accordance with paragraph 7(3) of that Schedule the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the revised code before both Houses of Parliament: Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraphs 7(3) and 7(5) of that Schedule, hereby orders as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1991 c. 24"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The code of practice was brought into operation by S.I. 1993/2761."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1896/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}