{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/personal-social-services-direct-payments-northern-ireland-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1996/1923",
  "legislation_title": "The Personal Social Services (Direct Payments) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/personal-social-services-direct-payments-northern-ireland-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 23rd July 1996\nLaid before Parliament 6th August 1996\nComing into operation on days to be appointed under Article 1(2)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of July 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas this Order is made only for purposes corresponding to the purposes of sections 1 and 2 of the 1996 c. 30Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1974 c. 28Northern Ireland Act 1974 (as modified by section 6 of the said Act of 1996) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, 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": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/1923/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."
}