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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-overseas-branch-registers-hong-kong-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1313",
  "legislation_title": "The Companies Overseas Branch Registers (Hong Kong) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-overseas-branch-registers-hong-kong-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COMPANIES\nMade 20th May 1997\nLaid before Parliament 30th May 1997\nComing into force 1st July 1997\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of May 1997\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas section 1(1) of the Hong Kong Act 1985 provides that as from 1st July 1997 (“the relevant date”) Her Majesty shall no longer have sovereignty or jurisdiction over any part of Hong Kong:\nAnd whereas from the relevant date Hong Kong will no longer be a part of Her Majesty’s dominions for the purposes of section 362 of the Companies Act 1985 (overseas branch registers) or Article 370 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986:\nAnd whereas paragraph 3(2) of the Schedule to the Hong Kong Act 1985 provides that Her Majesty may before, on or after the relevant date by Order in Council make such provision as appears to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient in consequence of or in connection with the provisions of section 1(1) of that Act for repealing or amending, so far as it relates to Hong Kong, any enactment forming part of the law of, or of any part of, the United Kingdom or of a British possession other than Hong Kong:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by paragraph 3(2) of the Schedule to the Hong Kong Act 1985, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1985 c. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1986/1032."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1313/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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