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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gangmasters-appeals-regulations-2006/regulation-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/662",
  "legislation_title": "The Gangmasters (Appeals) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gangmasters-appeals-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/1",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation, commencement and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Gangmasters (Appeals) Regulations 2006 and come into force on 6th April 2006.\n(2) In these Regulations—\n“appointed person” has the meaning given by regulation 3;\n“decision with immediate effect” means a decision of the Authority to revoke or suspend a licence, where the period between the date of the decision document and the date on which a decision comes into effect is five working days or less;\n“decision document” means the letter, notice or other communication by which the appellant is informed of a decision of the Authority;\n“disputed decision” means the decision of the Authority in relation to which the appellant appeals;\n“licence” means a licence granted by the Authority under section 7(1) of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 authorising a person to act as a gangmaster;\n“working day” means a day other than a Saturday or a Sunday, Christmas Day or Good Friday, or a date which is a bank holiday under or by virtue of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 80."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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