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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-2004-commencement-no-1-and-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2177",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PATENTS\nMade 20th August 2004\nLaid before Parliament 25th August 2004\nComing into force 22nd September 2004\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 17(1), (4) and (6) of the Patents Act 2004, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2177/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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