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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-and-plant-variety-rights-compulsory-licensing-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/247",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-and-plant-variety-rights-compulsory-licensing-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PATENTS\nPLANT BREEDERS’ RIGHTS\nMade 7th February 2002\nLaid before Parliament 8th February 2002\nComing into force 1st March 2002\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the legal protection of biotechnological inventions, in exercise of powers conferred on her by the said section 2(2), and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 2000/738."
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      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
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    {
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      "label": "M4",
      "text": "In accordance with section 88(2) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/247/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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