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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-functions-in-relation-to-the-registration-of-companies-order-1995/introduction",
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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": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONTRACTING OUT\nMade 4th April 1995\nComing into force (Save as provided in Article 1(3)) 5th April 1995\nWhereas the Secretary of State pursuant to section 69(3) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 has consulted the registrar of companies for England and Wales and the registrar of companies for Scotland,\nAnd whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament under section 77(2) of that Act,\nNow therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 69 of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c. 40."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1013/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."
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