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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1989-commencement-no-16-order-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1591",
  "legislation_title": "The Companies Act 1989 (Commencement No. 16) Order 1995",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COMPANIES\nMade 21st June 1995\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 215(2) of the Companies Act 1989 that are now vested in them, hereby make the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By virtue of article 2(2)(c)(i) of the Financial Services (Transfer of Functions) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1315), the functions originally vested in the Secretary of State under section 215(2) of the Companies Act 1989, so far as it relates to the bringing into force of any provisions of Part VII of that Act, have been transferred to the Treasury."
    }
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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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