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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-amendment-general-directions-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/393",
  "legislation_title": "The Traffic Signs (Amendment) General Directions 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-amendment-general-directions-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROAD TRAFFIC\nMade 17th February 2003\nComing into force 1st March 2003\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 65 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby gives the following Directions:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 27. Section 65 was amended by the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54), Schedule 9, paragraph 93, the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), section 153, the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, Schedule 8, paragraph 48 and the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), Schedule 4, paragraph 29. Amendments were made relating to the exercise of powers under section 65 by S.I. 1999/672 and 1750. By virtue of S.I. 1999/3143 the functions under section 65 which were exercisable by “the Ministers acting jointly” were transferred to the Secretary of State."
    }
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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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