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The Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014
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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014 No. 1997
Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 14(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
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2014 No. XXXX
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The Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014
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The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (“the Secretary of State”) makes the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006(1) (“the 2006 Act”).
For the purposes of section 3(1) of the 2006 Act, the Secretary of State considers that the conditions under section 3(2), where relevant, are satisfied.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 13(1) of the 2006 Act.
The Secretary of State laid a draft Order and an explanatory document before Parliament in accordance with section 14(1) of the 2006 Act.
Pursuant to section 15 of the 2006 Act, the affirmative resolution procedure (within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act) applies in relation to the making of the Order.
In accordance with section 17(2) of the 2006 Act, the draft has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament after the expiry of the 40-day period referred to in that provision.
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2006 c.51; section 13(1) has been amended by the Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), Schedule 1, paragraph 147; see section 32 for the definition of “Minister of the Crown”.
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