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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2482",
  "legislation_title": "The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) (Legal Aid Exceptions) Order 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONTRACTS\nMade 3rd October 1998\nLaid before Parliament 7th October 1998\nComing into force 1st November 1998\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 2(5) and (6) of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 20."
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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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