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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-38",
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  "legislation": "nia/2011/11",
  "legislation_title": "Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "section/38",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Acquisition of land by agreement or compulsorily",
  "text": "(1) The Department may, for any purpose in connection with its functions under this Act, acquire by agreement or compulsorily any land.\n(2) Article 113 of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (NI 15) (vesting orders) shall apply for the purposes of subsection (1) as it applies for the purposes of Article 110 of that Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 38 in operation at 22.4.2013 by S.R. 2013/104, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/11/section/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:52.623933+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}