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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-ministerial-appointment-functions-regulations-2023/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2023/776",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-ministerial-appointment-functions-regulations-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Northern Ireland\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade at 9.05 a.m. on 10th July 2023\nLaid before Parliament at 3.45 p.m. on 10th July 2023\nComing into force 11th July 2023\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 6(3) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022.\nThe Secretary of State considers it to be expedient for these Regulations to be made more quickly than a draft being laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament would allow.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2022 c. 48."
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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."
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