{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-rules-1995/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-rules-1995/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2912",
  "legislation_title": "The Registered Designs Rules 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-rules-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DESIGNS\nMade 13th November 1995\nLaid before Parliament 13th November 1995\nComing into force 4th December 1995\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 1(5), 3(1), (4) and (6), 5(2), 6(6), 8(3), 8A(1) and (3), 11(1), 17(1), (5) and (6), 18(1), 19(1) and (2), 20(3) and (4), 22(2), 29, 30(1) and (3), 31, 32(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",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1949 c. 88; section 17 of the Registered Designs Act 1949 was inserted by the Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (c. 39). Schedule 1, paragraph 3; sections 1(5), 3(4) and (6), 5(2), 6(6), 8(3), 8A(1) and (3), 30(1) and (3), 31 and 36(1A) of the 1949 Act were inserted by, and sections 22(2), 29 and 36(1) of the 1949 Act were amended by, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48), sections 265 and 269 and Schedule 3, paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 12, 18, 19, 20 and 26."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2912/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."
}