{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-marks-rules-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1797",
  "legislation_title": "The Trade Marks Rules 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-marks-rules-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Trade Marks\nMade 7th July 2008\nLaid before Parliament 8th July 2008\nComing into force 1st October 2008\nThe Secretary of State makes the following rules in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 4(4), 13(2), 25(1), (5) and (6), 34(1), 35(5), 38(1) and (2), 39(3), 40(4), 41(1) and (3), 43(2), (3), (5) and (6), 44(3), 45(2), 63(2) and (3), 64(4), 65(1) and (2), 66(2), 67(1) and (2), 68(1) and (3), 69, 76(1), 78, 80(3), 81, 82 and 88 of, paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 1 to, and paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 2 to, the Trade Marks Act 1994.\nIn accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, the Secretary of State has consulted the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council before making these Rules.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c.26; section 69 was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), s 59(5), schedule 11, Part 4, paragraph 31, as from a day to be appointed."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c.53; the definition of “Council” has been amended by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15), Schedule 8, paragraph 30."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1797/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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