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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-protection-continuity-of-employment-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3147",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Protection (Continuity of Employment) Regulations 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT\nMade 16th December 1996\nLaid before Parliament 17th December 1996\nComing into force 13th January 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 219 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 18."
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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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