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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/designs-international-registrations-designating-the-european-community-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/3378",
  "legislation_title": "The Designs (International Registrations Designating the European Community) Regulations 2007",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "designs\nMade 28th November 2007\nLaid before Parliament 30th November 2007\nComing into force 1st January 2008\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister 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": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2006/608."
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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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