{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-rules-2006/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-rules-2006/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1975",
  "legislation_title": "The Registered Designs Rules 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-designs-rules-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DESIGNS\nMade 27th July 2006\nLaid before Parliament 28th July 2006\nComing into force 1st October 2006\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 29 to 31 and 36 of the Registered Designs Act 1949 .\nIn accordance with section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 the Secretary of State has consulted the Council on Tribunals.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1949 c. 88; sections 29 to 31 and 36 were amended by section 272 of, and paragraphs 18 to 20 and 26 of Schedule 3 to, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48) and sections 30 and 36 were amended by regulation 9 of, and paragraphs 9 and 11 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to, SI 2001/3949."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Rules applied (in part) (with modifications) by The Designs (International Registration of Industrial Designs) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/23), arts. 1(2), 3, Sch. 1 Pt. 2, Sch. 2 Pt. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1975/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."
}