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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/allotments-act-1950/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/allotments-act-1950/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/14/31",
  "legislation_title": "Allotments Act 1950",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/allotments-act-1950",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the law relating to allotments and to abolish restrictions on the keeping of hens and rabbits.\n[26th October 1950]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Act: certain functions transferred (1.4.1999) by S.I.1999/545, reg. 10"
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      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Certain provisions of this Act as to compensation excluded by Opencast Coal Act 1958 (c. 69), S. 41, Sch. 8 para. 3(1)"
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      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Functions of Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries under this Act now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1955/554 (1955 I, p. 1200), 1965/143, 1967/156 and 1970/1681"
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    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revisions Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3"
    },
    {
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      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act: Functions of a Minister of the Crown, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, (subject to art. 2, paras. (b)-(c) of the amending S.I.) transferred (W.)(1.7.1999) to the Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1"
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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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