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  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/9-10/27",
  "legislation_title": "Carriage by Air Act 1961",
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  "path": "schedule/1B/part/1/chapter/III/paragraph/wrapper118n1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Article 27—Freedom to Contract",
  "text": "Nothing contained in this Convention shall prevent the carrier from refusing to enter into any contract of carriage, from waiving any defences available under the Convention, or from laying down conditions which do not conflict with the provisions of this Convention.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "F",
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      "text": "Sch. 1B inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)) by S.I. 2002/263, art. 2(25) (with art. 1(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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