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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-north-america-act-1867/section-117",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/30-31/3",
  "legislation_title": "British North America Act 1867",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-north-america-act-1867",
  "path": "section/117",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "117",
  "heading": "Provincial public property.",
  "text": "The several provinces shall retain all their respective public property not otherwise disposed of in this Act, subject to the right of Canada to assume any lands or public property required for fortifications or for the defence of the country.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/30-31/3/section/117",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:00:28.561125+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."
}