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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-ombudsman-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-20",
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  "legislation": "nia/2016/4",
  "legislation_title": "Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
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  "number": "20",
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  "text": "For the purposes of this Schedule—\n(a) a financial year is a period of 12 months ending on the 31st March, but\n(b) the first financial year is the period beginning with the day on which the Ombudsman is appointed and ending on 31 March 2017.",
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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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