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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-computer-programs-regulations-1992/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-computer-programs-regulations-1992/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/3233",
  "legislation_title": "The Copyright (Computer Programs) Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-computer-programs-regulations-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COPYRIGHT\nMade 16th December 1992\nComing into force 1st January 1993\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 by copyright of computer programs, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) and (4) of the said Act of 1972, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/707."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3233/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."
}