{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/customs-duties-spain-and-portugal-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/customs-duties-spain-and-portugal-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2183",
  "legislation_title": "The Customs Duties (Spain and Portugal) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/customs-duties-spain-and-portugal-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CUSTOMS AND EXCISE\nMade 17th December 1987\nLaid before the House of Commons 18th December 1987\nComing into force 1st January 1988\nThe Treasury, by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 5(2) and (3) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, on the recommendation of the Secretary of State, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 1(2) was amended by the European Communities (Spanish and Portuguese Accession) Act 1985 (c. 75) and section 5(3) and Schedule 2 to the Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979 (c. 3), Schedule 2, paragraphs 3 and 5."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2183/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."
}