{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sign-language-2026-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2026/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sign-language-2026-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2026/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2026/162",
  "legislation_title": "The Sign Language (2026 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sign-language-2026-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Sign Language\nMade 23rd September 2026\nThe Department for Communities , in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Sign Language Act (Northern Ireland) 2026, makes the following Order.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2026 c.7 (N.I.)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/162/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:22:40.946615+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."
}