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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-local-and-working-standard-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/51",
  "legislation_title": "The Weights and Measures (Local and Working Standard Capacity Measures and Testing Equipment) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-local-and-working-standard-capacity-measures-and-testing-equipment-regulations-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES\nMade 21st January 1987\nLaid before Parliament 26th January 1987\nComing into force 16th February 1987\nSecretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 4(5) and (6), 5(9), 86(1) and 94(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 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": "1985 c. 72"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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