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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/704",
  "legislation_title": "The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Permission and Applications) (Credit Unions etc.) Order 2002",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS\nMade 14th March 2002\nLaid before Parliament 15th March 2002\nComing into force\nFor the purposes of articles 3, 4, 7 and 8 8th April 2002\nFor all other purposes 2nd July 2002\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 426 to 428 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, hereby make the following Order:",
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "2000 c. 8."
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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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