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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-processions-northern-ireland-act-1998-guidelines-order-1998/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/527",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Guidelines) Order 1998",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order appoints 3rd March 1998 as the date on which the set of guidelines (“the guidelines”) issued by the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland (“the Commission”) under section 5 of the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”) will come into operation.\nThe guidelines relate to the exercise by the Commission of its functions under section 7 of the 1998 Act (power to impose conditions on public processions).\nThe guidelines are published by the Commission and copies may be obtained from the Commission at 12th Floor, Windsor House, 6-12 Bedford Street, Belfast BT2 7EL.",
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  "version": "current",
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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."
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