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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-north-america-act-1940/section-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/3-4/36",
  "legislation_title": "British North America Act 1940",
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  "path": "section/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Short title and citation.",
  "text": "This Act may be cited as the British North America Act 1940 and the British North America Acts 1867 to 1930, the British North America Act 1907 and this Act, may be cited together as the British North America Acts 1867 to 1940.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "M",
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      "text": "1907 c. 11."
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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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