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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-general-charge-and-fees-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/614",
  "legislation_title": "The Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-general-charge-and-fees-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FRIENDLY SOCIETIES\nMade 7th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 7th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 2(2) and 114(2) of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 and section 104(1) of the Friendly Societies Act 1974 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1974 c. 46."
    }
  ],
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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."
}