{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-eu-political-expenditure-exemption-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/445",
  "legislation_title": "The Companies (EU Political Expenditure) Exemption Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-eu-political-expenditure-exemption-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COMPANIES\nMade 16th February 2001\nComing into force 16th February 2001\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 347B of the Companies Act 1985 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order, of which a draft has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 347B(11) of that Act and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 6; section 347B was inserted by section 139(1) of, and Schedule 19 to, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/445/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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