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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-stormont-agreement-and-implementation-plan-act-2016-commencement-regulations-2016/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/1258",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Act 2016 (Commencement) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-stormont-agreement-and-implementation-plan-act-2016-commencement-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Act 2016 come into force on the day on which the agreement relating to paramilitary activity enters into force—\n(a) section 1 (the Commission);\n(b) section 2 (exercise of functions);\n(c) section 3 (legal privileges etc);\n(d) section 4 (interpretation and supplementary provision), and\n(e) section 5 (conclusion of the Commission’s work).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See the definition of “agreement relating to paramilitary activity” in section 4(1) of the Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Act 2016. A copy of the agreement is, and the date on which the agreement enters into force will be, published on the relevant page of UK Treaties Online which can be found at this link: https://www.gov.uk/uk-treaties. A copy of the agreement and confirmation of whether it is in force can also be obtained by writing to the Northern Ireland Office, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1258/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:16:36.320453+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}