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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-northern-ireland-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisi/2015/2006",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-northern-ireland-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 9th December 2015\nComing into force in accordance with Article 2\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of December 2015\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nA draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Act 2015 (c. 34), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Order: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 Pt. 1 (with art. 9(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Order modified (24.7.2020) by The Universal Credit (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/677), regs. 1, 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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