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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-and-related-rights-regulations-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-and-related-rights-regulations-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2967",
  "legislation_title": "The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-and-related-rights-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COPYRIGHT RIGHTS IN PERFORMANCES\nMade 26th November 1996\nComing into force 1st December 1996\nWhereas a draft of the following Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the protection of copyright and rights in performances, in exercise of powers conferred by section 2(2) and (4) of the said Act of 1972, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/595."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) of that Act by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51) regulations may be made under section 2(2) to implement obligations of the United Kingdom arising under the EEA Agreement."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2967/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."
}