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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/united-nations-international-tribunal-rwanda-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1296",
  "legislation_title": "The United Nations (International Tribunal) (Rwanda) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/united-nations-international-tribunal-rwanda-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "UNITED NATIONS\nMade 15th May 1996\nLaid before Parliament 16th May 1996\nComing into force 17th May 1996\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of May 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council of the United Nations has, by a resolution adopted on 8th November 1994, called upon Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and all other States to apply certain measures to give effect to a decision of that Council in relation to Rwanda:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1946 c. 45."
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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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