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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-act-1963-various-foods-amendment-order-1985/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1985/988",
  "legislation_title": "The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Various Foods) (Amendment) Order 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-act-1963-various-foods-amendment-order-1985",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES\nLaid before Parliament in draft\nMade 1st July 1985\nComing into Operation 1st July 1985\nWhereas the Secretary of State pursuant to section 54(2) of the Weights and Measures Act 1963 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by this Order and considered the representations made to him by such organisations with respect to the subject matter of this Order:\nAnd whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 54(3) of the Act:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 21(2), (3) and (5) and 54(1) and (4) of the Act and now vested in him and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "as amended by the Weights and Measures &c. Act 1976 (c.77) and the Weights and Measures Act 1979 (c.45)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1985/988/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."
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