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  "legislation": "uksi/1979/1612",
  "legislation_title": "The Weights and Measures (Amendment) Regulations 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-amendment-regulations-1979",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES\nMade 6th December 1979\nLaid before Parliament 10th December 1979\nComing into Operation 1st January 1980\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(1) and 54(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1963 (hereinafter called “the Act”) and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
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      "text": "S.I. 1970/1537."
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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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