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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-ballots-and-elections-independent-scrutineer-qualifications-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/2117",
  "legislation_title": "The Trade Union Ballots and Elections (Independent Scrutineer Qualifications) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-ballots-and-elections-independent-scrutineer-qualifications-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TRADE UNIONS\nMade 5th December 1988\nLaid before Parliament 14th December 1988\nComing into force 1st February 1989\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 15(3) of the Employment Act 1988, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 19."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2117/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."
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