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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ospar-commission-immunities-and-privileges-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2975",
  "legislation_title": "The OSPAR Commission (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ospar-commission-immunities-and-privileges-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "INTERNATIONAL IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES\nMade 17th December 1997\nComing into force in accordance with Article 1\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace the 17th day of December 1997\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 10 of the International Organisations Act 1968 (“the Act”) and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the Act or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c. 48."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "As amended by section 1 of the International Organisations Act 1981 (c. 9)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2975/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."
}