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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-products-descriptions-of-products-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1471",
  "legislation_title": "The Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-products-descriptions-of-products-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CUSTOMS AND EXCISE\nApproved by the House of CommonsMade 5th June 2003\nLaid before the House of Commons 5th June 2003\nComing into force 1st August 2003\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 1(3) of the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 , and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1979 c. 7; section 1(3) was amended by the Finance Act 1993 (c. 34), section 14(5)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1471/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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