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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-markets-and-insolvency-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1748",
  "legislation_title": "The Financial Markets and Insolvency Regulations 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FINANCIAL SERVICES\nMade 18th July 1998\nLaid before Parliament 20th July 1998\nComing into force 11th August 1998\nThe Treasury in exercise of the powers vested in them under section 155 of the Companies Act 1989 and the Treasury and the Secretary of State, in the exercise of the powers vested in them jointly under sections 185 and 186 of that Act and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf hereby make the following Regulations—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 40. The powers originally vested in the Secretary of State under section 155 are now vested in the Treasury and the powers under section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act 1989 are now exercisable by him jointly with the Treasury—see the Transfer of Functions (Financial Services) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1315)."
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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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