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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-designation-of-approval-marks-amendment-regulations-1983/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-designation-of-approval-marks-amendment-regulations-1983/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1983/1602",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-designation-of-approval-marks-amendment-regulations-1983",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANDISE MARKS\nMade 27th October 1983\nLaid before Parliament 9th November 1983\nComing into Operation 1st December 1983\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 63(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1972 and now vested in him, and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with the provisions of section 199(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 20; section 63(1) was amended by the Designation of Approval Marks (European Communities) Regulations 1973 (S.I. 1973/1193)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. S.I. 1979/571 and 1981/238."
    }
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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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