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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-brake-linings-safety-regulations-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2978",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Vehicles (Brake Linings Safety) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-brake-linings-safety-regulations-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 2nd November 1999\nLaid before Parliament 3rd November 1999\nComing into force\nRegulations 1,2,3 and 7 24th November 1999\nRemainder 31st March 2001\nWhereas the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions has, in accordance with section 11(5) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by the following Regulations, the Health and Safety Commission in relation to the application of the following Regulations to Great Britain, and such other persons as he considers appropriate:\nNow, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 43."
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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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