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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-metrication-amendments-regulations-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/1851",
  "legislation_title": "The Weights and Measures (Metrication Amendments) Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-metrication-amendments-regulations-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES\nMade 13th July 1994\nLaid before Parliament 19th July 1994\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 4(5) and (6), 5(9), 11(1) and (4), 15(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": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 72. Section 94(1) contains a definition of “prescribed”."
    }
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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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