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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-production-seaward-areas-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-production-seaward-areas-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1213",
  "legislation_title": "The Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-production-seaward-areas-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PETROLEUM\nMade 12th July 1988\nLaid before Parliament 13th July 1988\nComing into force 4th August 1988\nThe Secretary of State, in pursuance of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 and now vested in him, hereby makes the following Regulations:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1934 c. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.R. & O. 1942/1132, the Ministry of Fuel and Power Act 1945 (c. 19), S.I. 1969/1498, 1970/1537."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1213/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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