{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/free-zone-southampton-designation-variation-of-area-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/free-zone-southampton-designation-variation-of-area-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2615",
  "legislation_title": "The Free Zone (Southampton) Designation (Variation of Area) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/free-zone-southampton-designation-variation-of-area-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CUSTOMS AND EXCISE\nMade 14th October 1996\nComing into force 21st October 1996\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 100A(4)(a)(ii) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and with the agreement of Southampton Free Trade Zone Limited, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 2; section 100A was introduced by section 8 of and Schedule 4 to the Finance Act 1984 (c. 43)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Southampton Free Trade Zone Limited was appointed the responsible authority by article 3 of the Free Zone (Southampton) Designation Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1740)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2615/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:33:59.086103+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}