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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legislative-reform-hallmarking-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111533727",
  "legislation_title": "The Legislative Reform (Hallmarking) Order 2013",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 14(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nHallmark\nLaid before Parliament ***\nComing into force ***\nThe Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills (“the Secretary of State”) makes the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).\nFor the purposes of section 3(1) of the 2006 Act, the Secretary of State considers that the conditions under section 3(2), where relevant, are satisfied.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 13(1) of the 2006 Act.\nThe Secretary of State laid a draft Order and an explanatory document before Parliament in accordance with section 14(1) of the 2006 Act.\nPursuant to section 15 of the 2006 Act, the affirmative resolution procedure (within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act) applies in relation to the making of the Order.\nIn accordance with section 17(2) of the 2006 Act, the draft has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament after the expiry of the 40-day period referred to in that provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c.51; section 13(1) has been amended by the Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1338), Schedule 1, paragraph 147; see section 32 for the definition of “Minister of the Crown”."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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