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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-and-research-act-2017-commencement-order-no-6-regulations-2020/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/321",
  "legislation_title": "The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Commencement Order No. 6) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-and-research-act-2017-commencement-order-no-6-regulations-2020",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations are the sixth commencement Regulations made under the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29).\nThe commencement of section 109(1)(g) causes the Science and Technology Facilities Council to cease to exist.\nThe commencement of section 109(2) to the extent that it applies to the Science and Technology Facilities Council causes its Royal Charter (and supplemental Royal Charter) to be revoked.\nMinor and consequential provisions in Schedule 12 are also commenced.\nThese provisions are commenced on 30th March 2020.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/321/note",
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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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