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  "legislation": "ukpga/2018/23",
  "legislation_title": "Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/assaults-on-emergency-workers-offences-act-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision about offences when perpetrated against emergency workers, and persons assisting such workers; to make certain offences aggravated when perpetrated against such workers in the exercise of their duty; and for connected purposes.\n[13th September 2018]\nBe it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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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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