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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forest-law-enforcement-governance-and-trade-amendment-regulations-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/940",
  "legislation_title": "The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (Amendment) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forest-law-enforcement-governance-and-trade-amendment-regulations-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Customs\nMade 15th September 2016\nLaid before Parliament 20th September 2016\nComing into force 1st November 2016\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973.\nThe Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the control of the import and export of goods.\nIn accordance with section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973, the Treasury consents to the making of these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a), and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1973 c. 51. Section 56(1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043, Part 2, article 6(1)(e)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1983/1706."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/940/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."
}