{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/security-service-act-1996-commencement-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/security-service-act-1996-commencement-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2454",
  "legislation_title": "The Security Service Act 1996 (Commencement) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/security-service-act-1996-commencement-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SECURITY SERVICE\nMade 23rd September 1996\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 4(2) of the Security Service Act 1996, I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 35."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2454/introduction",
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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."
}