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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-copyright-designs-and-patents-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/380",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Copyright, Designs and Patents) 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-copyright-designs-and-patents-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND\nMade 27th February 1990\nComing into force 26th March 1990\nThe Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971, section 58C of the Trade Marks Act 1938 and sections 114, 204 and 231 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact the following Act of Sederunt which embodies, with modifications, draft rules submitted by the Sheriff Court Rules Council under section 39 of the said Act of 1971:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 58."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1938 c. 22; section 58C was inserted by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48), section 300."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1988 c. 48."
    }
  ],
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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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