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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-transport-local-government-and-the-regions-order-2002/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2626",
  "legislation_title": "The Transfer of Functions (Transport, Local Government and the Regions) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-transport-local-government-and-the-regions-order-2002",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order “instrument”, without prejudice to the generality of that expression, includes in particular Royal Charters, Royal Warrants, Orders in Council, Letters Patent, judgments, decrees, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, bye-laws, awards, contracts and other agreements, memoranda and articles of association, certificates, deeds and other documents.\n(2) In this Order a reference to a function of a Minister is to be read, in the case of a function which is exercisable by him jointly with another person or is otherwise shared by him with another person, as a reference to his share in that function.\n(3) Any reference in this Order to the functions of a Minister under an enactment includes a reference to the functions of that Minister under an instrument having effect under that enactment.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2626/article/2",
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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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