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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-sentences-act-1998-specified-organisations-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2558",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-sentences-act-1998-specified-organisations-order-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PRISONS\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 13th September 2005\nLaid before Parliament 14th September 2005\nComing into force 14th September 2005\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": "See section 3(10) of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (c. 35) which requires the Secretary of State to review the list of specified organisations."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2558/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."
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