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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/official-controls-northern-ireland-regulations-2023/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2023/17",
  "legislation_title": "The Official Controls (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/official-controls-northern-ireland-regulations-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Exiting The European Union, Northern Ireland\nMade 11th January 2023\nLaid before Parliament 12th January 2023\nComing into force 2nd February 2023\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8C(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2018 c. 16, amended by sections 21 and 41(4) of, and paragraphs 38 and 53 of Schedule 5 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)."
    }
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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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