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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-automatic-catchweighing-instruments-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2006/154",
  "legislation_title": "The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Catchweighing Instruments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-automatic-catchweighing-instruments-regulations-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES\nMade 24th March 2006\nComing into operation 8th May 2006\nThe Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 13(1) of the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and now vested in it.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Formerly known as the Department of Economic Development; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Art. 3(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/231 (N.I. 10) as amended by 2000 c. 5 (N.I.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "By S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11), Art. 4"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/154/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."
}