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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-measures-of-length-amendment-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2636",
  "legislation_title": "The Measuring Equipment (Measures of Length) (Amendment) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-measures-of-length-amendment-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES\nMade 15th October 1996\nLaid before Parliament 23rd October 1996\nComing into force 25th November 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 11(1) and (4), 15(1) and (2), 86(1) and 94(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 72. Section 94(1) contains a definition of“prescribed”."
    }
  ],
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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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