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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/return-of-cultural-objects-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1719",
  "legislation_title": "The Return of Cultural Objects (Amendment) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/return-of-cultural-objects-amendment-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CULTURAL OBJECTS\nMade 15th July 1997\nLaid before Parliament 18th July 1997\nComing into force 1st September 1997\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a member State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/1711."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1719/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."
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