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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-contracts-regulations-1993/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/3228",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-contracts-regulations-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC PROCUREMENT\nMade 22nd December 1993\nLaid before Parliament 22nd December 1993\nComing into force 13th January 1994\nThe Treasury, being the Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to public procurement, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S. I. 1991/755."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "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."
}