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CONTRACTING OUT

Made 11th December 2002

Coming into force 12th December 2002

Whereas the Secretary of State pursuant to section 69(3) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994^f1 has consulted the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks,

And whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 77(2) of that Act,

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 69^f2, 77(1)(b) and 79(5) of that Act hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1: 1994 c. 40.
f2: See section 79(1) for the definitions of “Minister” and “office-holder”.