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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-quantity-marking-and-abbreviations-of-units-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/627",
  "legislation_title": "The Weights and Measures (Quantity Marking and Abbreviations of Units) (Amendment) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-quantity-marking-and-abbreviations-of-units-amendment-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES\nMade 25th March 1988\nLaid before Parliament 7th April 1988\nComing into force 1st May 1988\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 23(1)(a) and 86(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."
    }
  ],
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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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