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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/amusement-machine-licence-duty-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/859",
  "legislation_title": "The Amusement Machine Licence Duty (Amendment) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/amusement-machine-licence-duty-amendment-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CUSTOMS AND EXCISE\nMade 17th March 1997\nLaid before the House of Commons 19th March 1997\nComing into force 14th April 1997\nThe Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 26(3A) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 63; section 26(3A) was inserted by section 5(3) of the Finance Act 1987 (c. 16) and was amended by section 14 of, and paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 3 to the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4); section 33(1) defines “the Commissioners” as meaning the Commissioners of Customs and Excise."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/859/introduction",
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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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