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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-state-for-constitutional-affairs-order-2003/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1887",
  "legislation_title": "The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-state-for-constitutional-affairs-order-2003",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Transfer of functions from the Lord Chancellor",
  "text": "(1) The functions of the Lord Chancellor under the enactments listed in Schedule 1 are transferred to the Secretary of State.\n(2) The functions transferred by this article include functions under any provision not yet in force at the time this Order is made (and a reference in Schedule 1 to an enactment includes a reference to the enactment as amended by an Act or subordinate legislation passed or made before that time, but not yet in force).",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1887/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:14:48.624449+00:00"
  },
  "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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