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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-specified-quantities-pre-packed-products-regulations-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/663",
  "legislation_title": "The Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Pre-packed Products) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-specified-quantities-pre-packed-products-regulations-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Weights And Measures\nMade 12th March 2009\nLaid before Parliament 19th March 2009\nComing into force 11th April 2009\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the packaging of products.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2009/221."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/663/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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