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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-trade-union-act-2016-political-funds-transition-period-regulations-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2017/9780111151983",
  "legislation_title": "The Trade Union Act 2016 (Political Funds) (Transition Period) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-trade-union-act-2016-political-funds-transition-period-regulations-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 11(8) of the Trade Union Act 2016 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nTrade Unions\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 11(7) of the Trade Union Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”), consulted the Certification Officer and all trade unions that have a political fund, about the length of the transition period mentioned in section 11(5) of the 2016 Act.\nA draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 11(8) of the 2016 Act and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(6) of the 2016 Act, makes the following Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2016 c.15."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111151983/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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