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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sex-offenders-act-1997-northern-ireland-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1853",
  "legislation_title": "The Sex Offenders Act 1997 (Northern Ireland) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sex-offenders-act-1997-northern-ireland-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 10th May 2001\nLaid before Parliament 11th May 2001\nComing into force 1st June 2001\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 10(3A) of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 51 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Court Service Act 2000. 2000 c. 43."
    }
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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."
}