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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-technology-group-act-1991-government-shareholding-order-1992/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/1437",
  "legislation_title": "The British Technology Group Act 1991 (Government Shareholding) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-technology-group-act-1991-government-shareholding-order-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BRITISH TECHNOLOGY\nMade 16th June 1992\nLaid before Parliament 22nd June 1992\nComing into force 1st August 1992\nWhereas British Technology Group Limited, being the successor company for the purposes of section 1 of the British Technology Group Act 1991 has ceased to be wholly owned by the Crown, and whereas the Government shareholding as defined in section 6(1) of that Act ( “the Government shareholding”) comprises one special rights redeemable preference share in that company carrying nil per cent of the voting rights which are exercisable in all circumstances at general meetings of the company;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of his powers under section 6(1) of that Act hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See S.I. 1991/2722; this Order nominated British Technology Group PLC (which re-registered as a private company on 31st March 1992) as the successor company for the purposes of section 1 of the British Technology Group Act 1991 (c. 66)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1991 c. 66."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1437/introduction",
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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."
}