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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/takeovers-directive-interim-implementation-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1183",
  "legislation_title": "The Takeovers Directive (Interim Implementation) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/takeovers-directive-interim-implementation-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COMPANIES\nMade 25th April 2006\nLaid before Parliament 27th April 2006\nComing into force 20th May 2006\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to company takeovers.\nIn exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2005/2766."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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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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