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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-instruments-eec-requirements-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1128",
  "legislation_title": "The Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 1988",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES\nMade 30th June 1988\nLaid before Parliament 7th July 1988\nComing into force 1st August 1988\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the regulation of specifications, construction, placing on the market and use of equipment intended for weighing, measuring or testing or for purposes ancillary thereto, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1975/427."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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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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