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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-gold-securities-payments-and-credits-kuwait-directions-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1591",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Gold, Securities, Payments and Credits (Kuwait) Directions 1990",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EMERGENCY POWERS\nMade 2nd August 1990\nLaid before Parliament 3rd August 1990\nComing into force 2nd August 1990\nWhereas the Treasury are satisfied that action to the detriment of the economic position of the United Kingdom is being or is likely to be taken by the government of or persons resident in Kuwait.\nNow, therefore, the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 2 of the Emergency Laws (Re-enactments and Repeals) Act 1964 hereby give the following directions:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964 c. 60; section 2 was amended by the Finance Act 1968 (c. 44), section 61(10) and Schedule 20, Part V."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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