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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-evidence-act-1972-commencement-no-2-order-1974/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1974/1137",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Evidence Act 1972 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-evidence-act-1972-commencement-no-2-order-1974",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Sections 1 and 4(2) to (5) of the Civil Evidence Act 1972 shall come into force on 1st September 1974 for the purposes of any civil proceedings (other than proceedings in bankruptcy) in a county court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/1137/article/2",
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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."
}