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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/monopolies-and-mergers-commission-increase-in-membership-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1240",
  "legislation_title": "The Monopolies and Mergers Commission (Increase in Membership) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/monopolies-and-mergers-commission-increase-in-membership-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MONOPOLIES AND MERGERS\nMade 21st July 1989\nLaid before Parliament 21st July 1989\nComing into force 1st September 1989\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 4(3) of the Fair Trading Act 1973, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "1973 c. 41."
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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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