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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2197",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Order 1987",
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  "heading": "Application of Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 and the Radioactive Substances Act 1960",
  "text": "For the purposes of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 and any regulations or orders under either of those Acts (subject, however, in the case of such regulations or orders made hereafter, to any contrary intention appearing therein) any installation in the English area and any waters in the offshore area within 500 metres of such an installation (not being waters lying in the Scottish or Northern Irish area and within 500 metres of an installation in either of those areas) shall be deemed to be situated in England and Wales; any installation in the Scottish area and any such waters within 500 metres of such an installation (not being waters lying in the English or Northern Irish area and within 500 metres of an installation in either of those areas) shall be deemed to be situated in Scotland; and any installation in the Northern Irish area and any such waters lying within 500 metres of such an installation (not being waters lying within the English or Scottish area and within 500 metres of an installation in either of those areas) shall be deemed to be situated in Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1949 c. 54."
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1960 c. 34."
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