{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-transfer-of-assets-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/688",
  "legislation_title": "The Postal Services Act 2011 (Transfer of Assets) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-transfer-of-assets-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Postal Services\nMade 8th March 2012\nLaid before Parliament 9th March 2012\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 21, 22, 25, 26(1), and 89(2) of the Postal Services Act 2011. The Secretary of State has consulted the parties required by section 25(1), obtained consent of the Treasury in accordance with section 25(2), and makes this Order in compliance with section 22(1) of the Postal Services Act 2011:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2011 c.5."
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/688/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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