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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/units-of-measurement-regulations-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1804",
  "legislation_title": "The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/units-of-measurement-regulations-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES\nMade 13th July 1995\nLaid before Parliament 14th July 1995\nComing into force 1st October 1995\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to units of measurement to be used for economic, health, safety or administrative purposes, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1976/897."
    },
    {
      "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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