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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prosecution-of-offences-northern-ireland-order-1972-repealed/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1972/538",
  "legislation_title": "Prosecution of Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (repealed)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prosecution-of-offences-northern-ireland-order-1972-repealed",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c.33) shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.\n(2) In this Order—\nDefinition rep. by 2002 c. 26\nDefinition rep. by 2002 c. 26\n“documents” includes papers and records of any kind;\n“extradition proceedings” means proceedings under the Extradition Act 2003;\n“indictable offence” includes any offence which the prosecution may prosecute on indictment;\n“initiate” includes institute;\n“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;\nDefinition rep. by 1980 NI 6 art.13 sch. 2\nPara. (3) rep. by 2002 c. 26",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "2003 c. 41"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1972/538/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:54:49.796424+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}