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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/late-payment-of-commercial-debts-interest-act-1998-commencement-no-5-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1673",
  "legislation_title": "The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2002",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONTRACTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCONTRACTS, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 22nd June 2002\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred on her by section 17(2) of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 20."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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