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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-functions-in-relation-to-the-registration-of-companies-order-1995/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1013",
  "legislation_title": "The Contracting Out (Functions in relation to the Registration of Companies) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-functions-in-relation-to-the-registration-of-companies-order-1995",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Contracting out of functions of the registrar in relation to England and Wales",
  "text": "Any function of the registrar of companies for England and Wales which is listed in Schedule 1 to this Order may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised in that behalf by the registrar of companies for England and Wales.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 3 in force at 5.4.1995, see art. 1(3)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1013/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:11:17.978026+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}