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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/biological-weapons-act-1974-overseas-territories-order-1975/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1975/240",
  "legislation_title": "The Biological Weapons Act 1974 (Overseas Territories) Order 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/biological-weapons-act-1974-overseas-territories-order-1975",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS\nMade 26th February 1975\nComing into Operation 4th March 1975\nAt the Court of St. James, the 26th day of February 1975\nPresent.\nThe Counsellors of State in Council\nWhereas Her Majesty. in pursuance of the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953. was pleased, by Letters Patent dated the 10th day of February 1975. to delegate to the six Counsellors of State therein named or any two or more of them full power and authority during the period of Her Majesty's absence from the United Kingdom to summon and hold on Her Majesty's behalf Her Privy Council and to signify thereat Her Majesty's approval for anything for which Her Majesty's approval in Council is required:\nNow, therefore. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne. being authorised thereto by the said Letters Patent, and in pursuance of the powers conferred by section 6(2) of the Biological Weapons Act 1974 and by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council. do on Her Majesty's behalf order. and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/240/introduction",
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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."
}