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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/categories-of-gaming-machine-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/2158",
  "legislation_title": "The Categories of Gaming Machine Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/categories-of-gaming-machine-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "betting, gaming and lotteries\nMade 23rd July 2007\nComing into force 1st September 2007\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred in sections 236 and 355(1) of the Gambling Act 2005.\nIn accordance with section 355(4)(i) of that Act a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2005 c.19."
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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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