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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-directors-rules-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/293",
  "legislation_title": "The Competition Act 1998 (Director’s rules) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-directors-rules-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COMPETITION\nMade 9th February 2000\nLaid before Parliament 9th February 2000\nComing into force 1st March 2000\nWhereas the Director has consulted such persons as he considers appropriate in the preparation of Rules about procedural and other matters in connection with the carrying into effect of Part I of the Competition Act 1998 (“the Act”);\nAnd whereas, as the proposed rules relate to matters in respect of which the regulators exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the Director, the persons consulted by him have included the regulators;\nAnd whereas following his consultation the Director submitted his proposed rules to the Secretary of State for approval;\nNow therefore the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 51, 53, 71 and 74 of and Schedules 9 and 13 to the Act hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 41."
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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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