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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/atomic-energy-authority-weapons-group-act-1973/section-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1973/4",
  "legislation_title": "Atomic Energy Authority (Weapons Group) Act 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/atomic-energy-authority-weapons-group-act-1973",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Powers of Secretary of State in relation to transfer under s. 1.",
  "text": "(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(4) ...A certificate issued by the Secretary of State to the effect that any property of the Authority was, or was not, transferred by virtue of section 1, or that any rights, liabilities or obligations of the Authority specified in the certificate were, or were not, so transferred shall be conclusive evidence of the matters stated in the certificate; ...\n(5) Before ... issuing any certificate under this section in relation to any matter the Secretary of State shall consult the Authority; and on ...issuing any certificate thereunder the Secretary of State shall send a copy of it to the Authority.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 3(1)-(3) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 16 Group 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 3(4) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 16 Group 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 3(5) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 16 Group 1"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/4/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:48:06.214115+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}