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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marriages-approved-premises-amendment-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1961",
  "legislation_title": "The Marriages (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marriages-approved-premises-amendment-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC. ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 30th July 2003\nLaid before Parliament 30th July 2003\nComing into force 31st July 2003\nThe Chancellor of the Exchequer, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 46A of the Marriage Act 1949 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1949 c. 76. Section 46A was inserted by section 1(2) of the Marriage Act 1994 (c. 34). The power to make regulations in section 46A(1) was transferred to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by article 3(1) and paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 1 to the Transfer of Functions (Registration and Statistics) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/273)."
    }
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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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