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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisi/2007/916",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 21st March 2007\nComing into operation in accordance with Article 1(2) to (5)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of March 2007\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order in Council has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 208",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Order: functions of Secretary of State transferred to Department of Justice (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 4(1)(2), Sch. 1 (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Order: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 Pt. 2 (with art. 9(2))"
    }
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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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