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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2055",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Part 5 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) Regulations 2009",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Defence\nMade 20th July 2009\nComing into force\nFor the purposes of regulation 1(a) 21st July 2009\nFor all other purposes 31st October 2009\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114(2), 116(2)(b), 118(4)(b) and 128 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, makes the following Regulations:\nIn accordance with section 373(3)(c) of the Armed Forces Act 2006 a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.",
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 52."
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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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