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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hallmarking-hallmarking-act-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2978",
  "legislation_title": "The Hallmarking (Hallmarking Act Amendment) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hallmarking-hallmarking-act-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HALLMARK\nMade 3rd December 1998\nLaid before Parliament 4th December 1998\nComing into force 1st January 1999\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to articles made of, comprising or resembling precious metals, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section and, having consulted the British Hallmarking Council and such other persons as he thinks fit, in exercise of his powers under section 4(7) of the Hallmarking Act 1973, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/2983."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1973 c. 43."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2978/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."
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