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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-fees-act-1980-fees-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/3353",
  "legislation_title": "The Consular Fees Act 1980 (Fees) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-fees-act-1980-fees-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FEES AND CHARGES\nMade 19th December 2000\nLaid before Parliament 19th June 2000\nComing into force 20th December 2000\nWhereas, a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons in pursuance of section 102(5) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987.\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, being the Minister of the Crown determined by the Treasury to be the appropriate authority in relation to the powers to fix fees under section 1 of the Consular Fees Act 1980, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 51."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1980 c. 23."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3353/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."
}