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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-designation-no-2-order-1996-revoked/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1912",
  "legislation_title": "The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 1996 (revoked)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-designation-no-2-order-1996-revoked",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES\nMade 23rd July 1996\nLaid before Parliament 2nd August 1996\nComing into force 23rd August 1996\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of July 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Order revoked (31.12.2020) by The European Communities (Designation Orders) (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1011), reg. 1, Sch.; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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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."
}