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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2972",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Fees) Rules 1996",
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  "path": "signature",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Signature",
  "text": "Ian Taylor\nParliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science and Technology,\nDepartment ofTrade and Industry\n18th November 1996\nWe consent to the making of these Rules.\nMichael Bates\nRichard Ottaway\nTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury\n26th November 1996",
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  "version": "current",
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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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