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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/credit-unions-act-1979-commencement-no-3-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/306",
  "legislation_title": "The Credit Unions Act 1979 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/credit-unions-act-1979-commencement-no-3-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES\nMade 14th February 2003\nLaid before Parliament 17th February 2003\nComing into force 1st September 2003\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 33(2) of the Credit Unions Act 1979, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 34. When the 1979 Act was originally enacted, orders made under section 33(2) of the 1979 Act (commencement orders) were not subject to any Parliamentary procedure. By virtue of an amendment to section 29 of the 1979 Act made by S.I. 2001/2617, any statutory instrument made under the 1979 Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/306/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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