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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/units-of-measurement-regulations-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/55",
  "legislation_title": "The Units of Measurement Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/units-of-measurement-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES\nMade 10th January 2001\nLaid before Parliament 15th January 2001\nComing into force 8th February 2001\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 sub-section, 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."
}