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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hallmarking-act-1973-application-to-palladium-order-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111481295",
  "legislation_title": "The Hallmarking Act 1973 (Application to Palladium) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hallmarking-act-1973-application-to-palladium-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 21(5) of the Hallmarking Act 1973, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament. This draft Order supersedes the draft Order laid on 16th June 2009 and is being provided free of charge to all known recipients of that Order.\nHallmark\nMade 2009\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17 of the Hallmarking Act 1973.\nIn accordance with section 21(5) of that Act a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nIn accordance with section 17(1) of the Hallmarking Act 1973 the Secretary of State has consulted the British Hallmarking Council.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c.43."
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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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