{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-infringing-intellectual-property-rights-customs-regulations-2004/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-infringing-intellectual-property-rights-customs-regulations-2004/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1473",
  "legislation_title": "The Goods Infringing Intellectual Property Rights (Customs) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-infringing-intellectual-property-rights-customs-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CUSTOMS AND EXCISE\nINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY\nMade 4th June 2004\nLaid before Parliament 7th June 2004\nComing into force 1st July 2004\nThe Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, being a Department designated for the purposes of that subsection in relation to counterfeit and pirated goods, goods infringing a patent, goods infringing a supplementary protection certificate, goods infringing Community plant variety rights and goods infringing plant breeders' rights, designations of origin, geographical indications and geographical designations, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/751 (in relation to counterfeit and pirated goods), S.I. 1999/654 (in relation to goods infringing a patent and goods infringing a supplementary protection certificate) and S.I. 2004/706 (in relation to goods infringing Community plant variety rights and goods infringing plant breeders' rights, designations of origin, geographical indications and geographical designations)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1473/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:24:22.872315+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."
}