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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-regulations-2003/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-regulations-2003/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/548",
  "legislation_title": "The British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-general-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BRITISH NATIONALITY\nMade 6th March 2003\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 2003\nComing into force 1st April 2003\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 41(1) and (3) of the British Nationality Act 1981 , the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1981 c. 61."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations applied (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Citizens' Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1209), regs. 1(1), 3(4), 4(5), 12(1)(s)"
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/548/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."
}