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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/timeshare-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1081",
  "legislation_title": "The Timeshare Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/timeshare-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 24th March 1997\nLaid before Parliament 25th March 1997\nComing into force 29th April 1997\nWhereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to matters relating to consumer protection:\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": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/2661."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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