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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-elections-referendums-third-sector-and-information-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/997",
  "legislation_title": "The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-elections-referendums-third-sector-and-information-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Ministers Of The Crown\nMade 12th October 2016\nLaid before Parliament 19th October 2016\nComing into force 9th November 2016\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of October 2016\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 26. Section 1 was amended by section 20 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/997/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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