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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-descriptions-country-of-origin-cutlery-order-1981/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-descriptions-country-of-origin-cutlery-order-1981/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1981/122",
  "legislation_title": "The Trade Descriptions (Country of Origin) (Cutlery) Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-descriptions-country-of-origin-cutlery-order-1981",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TRADE DESCRIPTIONS\nMade 2nd February 1981\nLaid before Parliament 4th February 1981\nComing into Operation 1st January 1982\nWhereas the Secretary of State, in accordance with section 38(3)(a) of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by this Order, and published on 3rd October 1980 notice of his intention to make the Order and of the place where copies of the proposed Order might be obtained:\nAnd whereas by virtue of section 38(3)(b) of the said Act the Order is made with such modifications of the proposed Order as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate having regard to representations received by him:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(2)(a) of that Act and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1970/1537."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/122/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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