{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/temporary-speed-limit-magheramason-no-2-order-northern-ireland-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/568",
  "legislation_title": "Temporary Speed Limit (Magheramason) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/temporary-speed-limit-magheramason-no-2-order-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES\nMade 6th December 1996\nComing into operation 21st February 1997\nWHEREAS the Temporary Speed Limit (Magheramason) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 prohibits the driving of motor vehicles at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on Victoria Road, Route A5(T3), Magheramason, Londonderry, from a point approximately 100 metres south-west of its junction with Meenagh Road, Unclassified No. 1809, to a point approximately 85 metres north-east of its junction with Clampernow Road, Unclassified No. 1157, for a period of 4 months from 20th October 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 that part of Victoria Road, Route A5(T3), Magheramason, Londonderry;\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, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1996 No. 406"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/568/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."
}