{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977-commencement-no-1-order-1977/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977-commencement-no-1-order-1977/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1977/2090",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents Act 1977 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977-commencement-no-1-order-1977",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "This Order appoints 31st December 1977 as the day for the coming into operation of sections 84, 85, 114 and 130 of the Patents Act 1977, which relate to patent agents and other representatives and contain definitions. Section 88 of the Patents Act 1949 (restrictions on practice as patent agent) is repealed on the same day.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/2090/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:43:21.447483+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}