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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/customs-duties-spain-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1261",
  "legislation_title": "The Customs Duties (Spain) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/customs-duties-spain-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CUSTOMS AND EXCISE\nMade 20th July 1988\nLaid before the House of Commons 20th July 1988\nComing into force 10th August 1988\nThe Treasury, by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 5(2) and (3) of 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) by the Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979 (c. 3), section 19 and Schedule 2, paragraph 3."
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1261/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."
}