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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemical-weapons-act-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/6",
  "legislation_title": "Chemical Weapons Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemical-weapons-act-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to promote the control of chemical weapons and of certain toxic chemicals and precursors; and for connected purposes.\n[3rd April 1996]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act extended (with modifications) (Isle of Man) (17.12.1998) by S.I. 1998/2794, arts. 2, 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act extended (with modifications) (Guernsey) (1.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/743, art. 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act extended (with modifications) (22.4.2005) by The Chemical Weapons (Overseas Territories) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/854), art. 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 3, Schs. 4-8"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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