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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protocol-on-irelandnorthern-ireland-democratic-consent-process-eu-exit-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1500",
  "legislation_title": "The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (Democratic Consent Process) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protocol-on-irelandnorthern-ireland-democratic-consent-process-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Exiting The European Union, Northern Ireland\nMade 9th December 2020\nComing into force 10th December 2020\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8C(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.\nIn accordance with paragraph 8F(1) of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2018 c. 16; section 8C was inserted by section 21 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) and paragraph 21 was amended by paragraphs 38 and 53 of Schedule 5 to that Act."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1500/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."
}