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<Text>The third condition is that the objective has as its purpose the supporting of—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>the delivery of a specified person's functions, or</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the administration, monitoring or enforcement of a specified person's functions.</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 35 in force at 1.10.2017 for specified purposes for E.W.S. by
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="csxqtdbm2-00026" id="csxqtdbm2-00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/765/regulation/3/c" SectionRef="regulation-3-c" Operative="true">reg. 3(c)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-12198bfe99d40f982dff491846bb2d42" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 35 in force at 9.3.2018 for specified purposes by
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cz45vkzd2-00008" id="cz45vkzd2-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2018/342/regulation/2/a" SectionRef="regulation-2-a" Operative="true">reg. 2(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-ab10a8a263ea0bf4628fd1682fdb7257" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 35 in force at 1.4.2018 for specified purposes by
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,
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</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-743af871e066d864a7f0fa2deb2d6e99" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 35 in force at 1.5.2018 for E.W.S. in so far as not already in force by
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,
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</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-df72abeb9207cacf22bfec85eaa7b6c5" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
Pt. 5 Ch. 1: functions cease to be exercisable concurrently (18.5.2018) by virtue of
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,
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,
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(with
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,
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)
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</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-714d05f3bcd825736e772d7cfdd22463" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
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: functions made exercisable concurrently (30.9.2020) by
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,
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,
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(with
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)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-3c82a476b47b1281aeed19768ce15dca" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="czfm2r7i4-00007" SectionRef="section-35-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/30/section/35/1">S. 35(1)</CitationSubRef>
: transfer of functions (3.5.2023) by
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="czfm2r7i4-00008" id="czfm2r7i4-00009" SectionRef="article-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/424/article/1/2">arts. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
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,
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,
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,
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(with
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)
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</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-e708819f60e6aa697889c48cb735129a" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="czfmiibz4-00006" SectionRef="section-35-2A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/30/section/35/2A">S. 35(2A)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (3.5.2023) by
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="czfmiibz4-00007" id="czfmiibz4-00008" SectionRef="article-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/424/article/1/2">art. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
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(with
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)
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