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  "legislation": "nia/2026/7",
  "legislation_title": "Sign Language Act (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sign-language-act-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Short title",
  "text": "This Act may be cited as the Sign Language Act (Northern Ireland) 2026.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "S. 16 in operation at 10.7.2026, see s. 15(1)(a)"
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      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 16 in operation at 10.7.2026, see s. 15(1)(a)"
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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."
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