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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/company-and-business-names-amendment-regulations-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/3022",
  "legislation_title": "The Company and Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 1995",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 29(6) of the Companies Act 1985 and section 6(2) of the Business Names Act 1985, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within 28 days beginning with the day on which the regulations were made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.\nCOMPANIES\nBUSINESS NAMES\nMade 23rd November 1995\nLaid before Parliament 29th November 1995\nComing into force 1st January 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 29 of the Companies Act 1985 and sections 3 and 6 of the Business Names Act 1985 hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 6."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1985 c. 7."
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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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