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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dissolution-of-the-post-office-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1180",
  "legislation_title": "The Dissolution of the Post Office Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dissolution-of-the-post-office-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POSTAL SERVICES\nMade 5th April 2007\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 75(2) of the Postal Services Act 2000.\nIn accordance with section 75(2) of that Act he has consulted the Post Office and Royal Mail Holdings plc.\nIn accordance with section 75(3) of that Act he is satisfied that nothing further remains to be done by the Post Office under paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to that Act or under an order made under that Act:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c.26."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the definition of “the Post Office company” in section 62(8) of the Postal Services Act 2000. Article 3 of the Post Office Company (Nomination and Appointed Day) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/8 (C.1)) nominated Consignia plc (company number 4074919) for the purposes of section 62 of the Postal Services Act 2000. Consignia plc changed its name to Consignia Holdings plc on 25th January 2001 and to Royal Mail Holdings plc on 4th November 2002."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1180/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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