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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-withdrawal-act-2018/schedule-4/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2018/16",
  "legislation_title": "European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-withdrawal-act-2018",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Part an “appropriate authority” means a Minister of the Crown, or devolved authority, that could have made the proposed modification—\n(a) under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 immediately before IP completion day, or\n(b) under section 56 of the Finance Act 1973 immediately before the amendment of that section by paragraph 17 of Schedule 8.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 8(a) substituted (31.1.2020) by European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), s. 42(7), Sch. 5 para. 47(5) (with s. 38(3), Sch. 5 para. 66); S.I. 2020/75, reg. 4(n)(xx)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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