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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-northern-ireland-order-2008-transitional-provisions-order-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2009/265",
  "legislation_title": "Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-northern-ireland-order-2008-transitional-provisions-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law\nMade 4th July 2009\nComing into operation 10th August 2009\nTo be laid before Parliament\nThe Secretary of State makes the following order in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 80 and 82 of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 :",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S I. 2008/1769 (N.I.2)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/265/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."
}