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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemical-weapons-asset-freezing-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/1090",
  "legislation_title": "The Chemical Weapons (Asset-Freezing) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemical-weapons-asset-freezing-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law\nMade 16th October 2018\nLaid before Parliament 17th October 2018\nComing into force 7th November 2018\nThe Treasury are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to restrictive measures against persons or bodies listed by an international organisation.\nThese Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act and it appears to the Treasury that it is expedient for any reference to Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 of 15th October 2018 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972, make the following Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 2010/1834."
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), section 3(3) and Schedule, Part 1. Paragraph 1(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to the 1972 Act is modified by section 144 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c.3), in relation to the exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, for the purposes of implementing, or otherwise in relation to, EU obligations created or arising by or under an EU financial sanctions Regulation, as defined by section 143 of the 2017 Act. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the 1972 Act was inserted by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, section 28 and amended by S.I. 2007/1388 and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, Schedule, Part 1."
    },
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "OJ L 259, 16.10.2018, p.12."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1090/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."
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