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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-transfer-of-accrued-pension-rights-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/687",
  "legislation_title": "The Postal Services Act 2011 (Transfer of Accrued Pension Rights) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-transfer-of-accrued-pension-rights-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Postal Services\nMade 8th March 2012\nLaid before Parliament 9th March 2012\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2) to (4)\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17, 18, 19, 20(6), 25, 26 and 89(2) of the Postal Services Act 2011. The Secretary of State has consulted the parties required by section 25(1), obtained consent of the Treasury in accordance with section 25(2), and makes this Order in compliance with section 20(2) of the Postal Services Act 2011.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Order: transfer of functions (2.4.2014) by The Transfer of Functions (Royal Mail Pension Plan) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/500), arts. 1(2), 2(1) (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2011 c.5."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/687/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."
}