{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-variation-of-fees-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/3148",
  "legislation_title": "The Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-variation-of-fees-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ARMS AND AMMUNITION\nMade 27th November 2000\nLaid before Parliament 29th November 2000\nComing into force 1st January 2001\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 43 of the Firearms Act 1968 and section 11(4) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c. 27; section 43 is extended by sections 11(4), 15(6) and 17(9) of, and paragraph 3(2) of the Schedule to, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45) but only section 11(4) is relevant to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1988 c. 45."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3148/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."
}