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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-processions-northern-ireland-act-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/2",
  "legislation_title": "Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-processions-northern-ireland-act-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the law relating to public processions in Northern Ireland; to provide for the establishment and functions of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland; and for connected purposes.\n[16th February 1998]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act construed (23.3.2005 with application as mentioned in art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) as one with the amending S.I. by The Public Processions (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/857 (N.I. 2)), art. 2(3)"
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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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