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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/atomic-weapons-establishment-act-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1991/46",
  "legislation_title": "Atomic Weapons Establishment Act 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/atomic-weapons-establishment-act-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision in connection with any arrangements that may be made by the Secretary of State with respect to the undertaking carried on by him and known as the Atomic Weapons Establishment.\n[25th July 1991]\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:—",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 25.9.1991 see s. 6(2)."
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    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "For extent of this Act see s. 6(3)."
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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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