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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-approval-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3013",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-approval-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROAD TRAFFIC\nMade 2nd December 1996\nLaid before Parliament 9th December 1996\nComing into force 1st July 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 54, 61,63 and 66 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 52; section 61 was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), Schedule 8 and section 63 was amended by S.I. 1992/3107. Section 66 was amended by the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22), Schedule 3, paragraph 24(4) and by S.I. 1992/3107."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3013/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."
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