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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-act-1986-extension-of-scope-of-act-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2958",
  "legislation_title": "The Financial Services Act 1986 (Extension of Scope of Act) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-act-1986-extension-of-scope-of-act-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FINANCIAL SERVICES\nMade 25 November 1996\nLaid before Parliament 25 November 1996\nComing into force\nArticles 1 and 2 6th January 1997\nRemainder 1st June 1997\nThe Treasury in the exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 2 and 205A of the Financial Services Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf hereby make the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 205A was inserted by section 206 of the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c. 60. Certain functions of the Secretary of State under the Financial Services Act 1986, including the functions under section 2 of that Act, have been transferred to the Treasury by the Transfer of Functions (Financial Services) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1315)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2958/introduction",
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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."
}