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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/monopolies-and-mergers-commission-performance-of-functions-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/122",
  "legislation_title": "The Monopolies and Mergers Commission (Performance of Functions) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/monopolies-and-mergers-commission-performance-of-functions-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MONOPOLIES AND MERGERS\nMade 30th January 1989\nComing into force 31st January 1989\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 31 of the Competition Act 1980;\nAnd whereas it appears to the Secretary of State that the modifications made by this Order are appropriate for improving the performance by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission of their functions;\nNow therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 24 of the said Act of 1980, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 24 was applied by section 44(3) of the Airports Act 1986 (c. 31) and section 24(7) of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/122/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."
}