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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/temporary-speed-limit-belfast-order-northern-ireland-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/535",
  "legislation_title": "Temporary Speed Limit (Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/temporary-speed-limit-belfast-order-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES\nMade 18th November 1996\nComing into operation 29th December 1996\nWHEREAS the Department of the Environment is satisfied that it is desirable in the interests of safety to restrict the speed of motor vehicles on the roads and lengths of road specified in the Schedules;\nAND WHEREAS the Department has published notice of its intention in compliance with Article 51(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;\nNOW THEREFORE the Department, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 51(1) and 211A of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Article 211A was inserted by S.I. 1993/3160 (N.I. 15) Art. 132"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/535/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."
}