{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/late-payment-of-commercial-debts-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1674",
  "legislation_title": "The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/late-payment-of-commercial-debts-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONTRACTS, ENGLAND AND WALES CONTRACTS, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 22nd June 2002\nLaid before Parliament 28th June 2002\nComing into force 7th August 2002\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 the combating of late payment in commercial transactions, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by that section hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "The European Communities (Designation) Order 2002, S.I. 2002/248."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1674/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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