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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-act-1997-transitional-provisions-and-savings-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1538",
  "legislation_title": "The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (Transitional Provisions and Savings) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-act-1997-transitional-provisions-and-savings-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ARMS AND AMMUNITION\nMade 18th June 1997\nLaid before Parliament 19th June 1997\nComing into force 1st July 1997\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 51 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 I hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 5."
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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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