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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/temporary-speed-limit-belfast-order-northern-ireland-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/146",
  "legislation_title": "Temporary Speed Limit (Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/temporary-speed-limit-belfast-order-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES\nMade 11th March 1997\nComing into operation 29th April 1997\nWHEREAS the Temporary Speed Limit (Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 prohibits the driving of motor vehicles at a speed greater than 50 miles per hour on the lengths of road specified in Schedule 1 to that Order, and prohibits the driving of motor vehicles at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on the roads and lengths of road specified in Schedule 2 to that Order, for a period of 4 months from 28th December 1996;\nAND WHEREAS the Department of the Environment is satisfied that it is desirable in the interests of safety to continue to restrict the speed of motor vehicles on those roads and lengths of road;\nNOW THEREFORE the Department, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 51(4) 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.R. 1996 No. 535"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/146/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."
}