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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/collective-management-of-copyright-eu-directive-regulations-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/221",
  "legislation_title": "The Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Copyright\nMade 24th February 2016\nLaid before Parliament 25th February 2016\nComing into force 10th April 2016\nThe Secretary of State, as a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to matters relating to copyright and rights in performances, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers contained in section 2(2) of that Act.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 1992/707 and S.I. 1993/595."
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      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7)."
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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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