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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-functions-in-relation-to-the-registration-of-companies-order-1995/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1013",
  "legislation_title": "The Contracting Out (Functions in relation to the Registration of Companies) Order 1995",
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  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Contracting out of functions of the Secretary of State",
  "text": "Any function of the Secretary of State which is listed in Schedule 3 to this Order may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised in that behalf by the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 5 in force at 5.4.1995, see art. 1(3)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1013/article/5",
    "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."
}