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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-monetary-fund-increase-in-subscription-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1854",
  "legislation_title": "The International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-monetary-fund-increase-in-subscription-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND\nMade 28th July 1998\nComing into force 29th July 1998\nWhereas:\n(1) A proposal has been made for an increase in the United Kingdom’s quota under section 3(a) of Article III of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund;\n(2) In accordance with section 1(2) of the International Monetary Fund Act 1979 (“the 1979 Act”), a draft of this Order has been laid before the House of Commons and has been approved by a resolution of that House;\nNow therefore, the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1(1)(a) of the 1979 Act and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The full text of the Articles of Agreement (including the first two sets of Amendments) is published as Treaty Series No. 83 (1978), Cmnd 7331. The text of the Third Amendment to the Articles is found in Cmnd 1343 of November 1990."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1979 c. 29."
    }
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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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