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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-amendment-rules-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3950",
  "legislation_title": "The Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-amendment-rules-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DESIGNS\nMade 8th December 2001\nLaid before Parliament 10th December 2001\nComing into force 9th December 2001\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 3(1) and (5), 3B(3), 5(2), 11, 18(1), 22(2), 30(1), 36(1) and (1A), 39(1) and 44(1) of the Registered Designs Act 1949 and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, hereby makes the following Rules—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1949 c. 88; sections 30(1) and 36(1A) of the 1949 Act were inserted by, and sections 3(5), 5(2), 22(2), 36(1) and 44(1) of that Act were amended by, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48), section 272 and Schedule 3, paragraphs 1, 3, 12, 19, 26 and 31; section 3B(3) was inserted by, and sections 3(1) and (5), 5(2), 11, 22(2), 36(1A) and 44 (1) were amended by, the Registered Designs Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/3949), regulations 4 and 7, Schedule 1, paragraphs 7, 11 and 14 and Schedule 2."
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      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3950/introduction",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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