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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policyholders-protection-act-1997-commencement-no-1-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/971",
  "legislation_title": "The Policyholders Protection Act 1997 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policyholders-protection-act-1997-commencement-no-1-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "INSURANCE\nMade 4th April 2000\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 23(3) and (4) of the Policyholders Protection Act 1997 and now vested in them, hereby make the following Order—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "References to the “Treasury” were substituted for references to the “Secretary of State” in section 23 of the Policyholders Protection Act 1997 by article 8 of, and paragraphs 126, 127 and 131 of the Schedule to, the Transfer of Functions (Insurance) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2781)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/971/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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