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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/return-of-cultural-objects-regulations-1994/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/return-of-cultural-objects-regulations-1994/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/501",
  "legislation_title": "The Return of Cultural Objects Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/return-of-cultural-objects-regulations-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CULTURAL OBJECTS\nMade 1st March 1994\nComing into force 2nd March 1994\nWhereas the Secretary of State is 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;\nAnd whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 2(2) of and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to that Act;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of 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": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Return of Cultural Objects (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1086), regs. 1, 2(a) (with regs. 4, 5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/975, regs. 1, 2(2) and S.I. 2020/1458, regs. 1(2), 2(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "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/1994/501/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."
}