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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-commerce-directive-financial-services-and-markets-amendment-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3378",
  "legislation_title": "The Electronic Commerce Directive (Financial Services and Markets) (Amendment) Regulations 2004",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS\nELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS\nMade 20th December 2004\nLaid before Parliament 21st December 2004\nComing into force 11th January 2005\nThe Treasury, being a government department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to information society services and in relation to the distance marketing of consumer financial services, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. By virtue of the amendment of s. 1(2) made by s. 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51) regulations may be made under s. 2(2) to implement obligations of the United Kingdom, or to enable the United Kingdom to enjoy any rights, created by or arising under the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 (Cm 2073) and the Protocol adjusting the Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 (Cm 2183)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/3495."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/1283."
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