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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1882",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 1998",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PRISONS\nMade 30th July 1998\nComing into force 31st July 1998\nWhereas I believe that the organisations mentioned in the Schedule are concerned in terrorism connected with the affairs of Northern Ireland, or in promoting or encouraging it, and that they have not established or are not maintaining a complete and unequivocal ceasefire:\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 3(8) of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (“the Act”) I hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 19(2) of that Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1998 c. 35."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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