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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/co-operatives-mutuals-and-friendly-societies-act-2023/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/23",
  "legislation_title": "Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/co-operatives-mutuals-and-friendly-societies-act-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision to permit the capital surplus of co-operatives, mutuals and friendly societies to be non-distributable; and for connected purposes.\n[29th June 2023]\nBe it enacted by the King’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",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/23/introduction",
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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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