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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-1998-section-159-appointed-day-and-schedule-26-commencement-etc-order-1999/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2908",
  "legislation_title": "The Finance Act 1998, Section 159 (Appointed Day) and Schedule 26 (Commencement Etc.) Order 1999",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Commencement",
  "text": "(1) The day appointed for the purposes of section 159 of the Act (which amends section 8 of the Treasury Bills Act 1877 in relation to issues of Treasury bills made on or after such day) is the commencement day.\n(2) Subject to articles 5, 6 and 7 below, the amendments made by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 26 to the Act shall come into force on the commencement day.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1877 c. 2."
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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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