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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/official-statistics-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/928",
  "legislation_title": "The Official Statistics Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/official-statistics-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Official Statistics\nMade 31st March 2008\nComing into force in accordance with Article 1(2)\nThis Order is made by the Minister for the Cabinet Office in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(1)(b) and (2) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.\nIn accordance with section 6(3) of that Act he has consulted with the Statistics Board.\nIn accordance with section 65(2) of that Act a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 c. 18."
    }
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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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