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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-and-contaminated-land-amendment-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-12",
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  "legislation": "nia/2011/5",
  "legislation_title": "Waste and Contaminated Land (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
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  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Commencement",
  "text": "(1) The preceding sections of this Act (and the Schedules) come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.\n(2) An order under subsection (1) may contain such transitional or saving provisions as the Department thinks appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 12(1) partly exercised: 17.10.2011 appointed by S.R. 2011/312, art. 2, Sch."
    }
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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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