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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-northern-ireland-order-2015-commencement-no-3-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/215",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2016",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 28th April 2016\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 2(2) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.\nThose powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1)(a) of that Order.",
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      "text": "S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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