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<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cbcxbyv35-00307" id="cbcxbyv35-00308" SectionRef="regulation-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/444/regulation/1">reg. 1</CitationSubRef>
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Table 6 (with
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<Text>
Reg. 82 in force at 16.2.2001, see
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<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c9fnf4ip5-00006" SectionRef="part-V" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/341/part/V">Pt. 5</CitationSubRef>
applied (with modifications) (16.2.2011) by
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,
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Words in
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substituted (1.1.2007) by
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,
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,
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(with
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<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="cb98k3a65-00267" SectionRef="regulation-82" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/341/regulation/82">Reg. 82</CitationSubRef>
applied (with modifications) (E.) (9.2.2012) by
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,
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,
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Table 6
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