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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/atomic-energy-authority-act-1954/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/atomic-energy-authority-act-1954/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/2-3/32",
  "legislation_title": "Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/atomic-energy-authority-act-1954",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to provide for the setting up of an Atomic Energy Authority for the United Kingdom, to make provision as to their powers, duties, rights and liabilities, to amend, consequentially on the establishment of and otherwise in connection with that Authority, the Atomic Energy Act, 1946, the Radioactive Substances Act, 1948, and certain other enactments, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.\n[4th June 1954]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Functions of Lord President of the Council under this Act now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1957/561 (1957 I, p. 1435), 1959/1826 (1959 I, p. 1791), 1964/490, 1964/2048 and 1970/1537"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at Royal Assent."
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "For the application of this Act to Northern Ireland see s. 9"
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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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