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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-the-euro-against-counterfeiting-regulations-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3948",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of the Euro against Counterfeiting Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-the-euro-against-counterfeiting-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BANKS AND BANKING\nFINANCIAL SERVICES\nMade 10th December 2001\nLaid before Parliament 10th December 2001\nComing into force 1st January 2002\nThe Treasury, being a government department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the protection of the euro against counterfeiting, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 2001/961."
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      "text": "1972 c.68."
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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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