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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/unfair-terms-in-consumer-contracts-regulations-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/3159",
  "legislation_title": "The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/unfair-terms-in-consumer-contracts-regulations-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 8th December 1994\nLaid before Parliament 14th December 1994\nComing into force 1st July 1995\nWhereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to consumer protection;\nNow, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon 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",
  "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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