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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ec-merger-control-consequential-amendments-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1079",
  "legislation_title": "The EC Merger Control (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ec-merger-control-consequential-amendments-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COMPETITION\nMade 6th April 2004\nLaid before Parliament 8th April 2004\nComing into force 1st May 2004\nThe Secretary of State being designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the control of concentrations between undertakings in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by the said section 2(2) hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The European Communities (Designation) (No 2) Order 1990 S.I. 1990/1304."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1079/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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