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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-sentences-act-1998-specified-organisations-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3411",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-sentences-act-1998-specified-organisations-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PRISONS\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 12th October 2001\nLaid before Parliament 17th October 2001\nComing into force 13th October 2001\nWhereas the Secretary of State considers it necessary by reason of urgency for this Order to be made without a draft having been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State believes that the organisations specified in the Schedule to this Order 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, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3(8) of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 35."
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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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