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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/time-off-for-public-duties-no-2-order-northern-ireland-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/381",
  "legislation_title": "Time Off for Public Duties (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/time-off-for-public-duties-no-2-order-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Rule has been made to correct a drafting error in S.R. 2003 No. 365\nEMPLOYMENT\nMade 14th August 2003\nComing into operation 24th August 2003\nThe Department for Employment and Learning, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 78(8)(a) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, and now vested in it, and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order –",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Formerly known as the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment; renamed the Department for Employment and Learning by the Department for Employment and Learning Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Article 4(b) and Part II of Schedule 2 of the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999/481) transferred functions under the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 from the Department of Economic Development to the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment, now renamed the Department for Employment and Learning"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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