{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merger-references-increase-in-value-of-assets-order-1994/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merger-references-increase-in-value-of-assets-order-1994/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/72",
  "legislation_title": "The Merger References (Increase in Value of Assets) Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merger-references-increase-in-value-of-assets-order-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MONOPOLIES AND MERGERS\nMade 11th January 1994\nLaid before Parliament 19th January 1994\nComing into Operation 9th February 1994\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of his powers under section 64(7) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c. 41; section 64(1) was previously amended by the Merger References (Increase in Value of Assets) Order 1984 (S.I.1984/932)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/72/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."
}