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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-regulated-professions-proportionality-assessment-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/689",
  "legislation_title": "The European Union (Regulated Professions Proportionality Assessment) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-regulated-professions-proportionality-assessment-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Professional Qualifications\nMade 1st July 2020\nLaid before Parliament 6th July 2020\nComing into force 30th July 2020\nThe Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the access to, or the pursuit of a regulated profession.\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2020/533. Under section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementation obligations under European Union law in relation to certain matters by virtue of section 53 of that Act, the function of the Secretary of State in relation to any matter continues to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c.68. The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c.1). Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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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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