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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/design-right-semiconductor-topographies-amendment-no2-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1434",
  "legislation_title": "The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/design-right-semiconductor-topographies-amendment-no2-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Designs\nMade 5th June 2008\nLaid before Parliament 6th June 2008\nComing into force 1st July 2008\nThe Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to intellectual property (including both registered and unregistered rights).\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 2(2) of that Act, makes the following regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2006/608."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 c. 51, section 27(1)."
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  "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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