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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-2007-order-commencement-no-3-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-3",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2009/41",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-2007-order-commencement-no-3-order-northern-ireland-2009",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into operation on 13th March 2009",
  "text": "(1) 13th March 2009 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Order—\n(a) Article 6 (barred lists), for the purposes of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Transitory Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009;\n(b) Article 9 (regulated activity) and Schedule 2;\n(c) Article 39 (regulated activity providers: duty to provide information on request etc.) and the provisions specified in paragraph (2), in so far as they relate to that Article;\n(d) Article 42 (Education and Library Boards and HSS bodies: duty to provide information on request);\n(e) Article 44 (registers: duty to provide information on request) and Article 43(7) (registers: duty to refer), in so far as it relates to that Article;\n(f) Article 48 (supervisory authorities: duty to provide information on request) and Article 47(7) (supervisory authorities: duty to refer), in so far as it relates to that Article;\n(g) Article 55 (fostering);\n(h) Article 57 (damages);\n(i) paragraphs 1 to 3, 4(1) to (4) and (6), 5, 7 to 9, 10(1) to (4) and (6), 11, 14 to 20, 22, 23, 24(3) to (7) and 25 of Schedule 1 (barred lists) in so far as they are not already in operation.\n(2) The provisions are—\n(a) Article 10 (regulated activity providers);\n(b) Article 25 (controlled activity relating to children);\n(c) Article 26(1) to (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (6) (controlled activity relating to adults);\n(d) Article 27(3) (controlled activity: regulations);\n(e) Article 40 (duty to provide information: offences).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2009 No. 38"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Paragraphs 24 and 25 were amended by S.R. 2009/21"
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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