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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colonial-probates-act-application-to-the-new-hebrides-order-1976/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colonial-probates-act-application-to-the-new-hebrides-order-1976/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1976/579",
  "legislation_title": "The Colonial Probates Act (Application to the New Hebrides) Order 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colonial-probates-act-application-to-the-new-hebrides-order-1976",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PACIFIC ISLANDS\nMade 12th April 1976\nLaid before Parliament 23rd April 1976\nComing into Operation 14th May 1976\nAt the Court at Windsor Castle, the 12th day of April 1976\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas Her Majesty is satisfied that the legislature for Her jurisdiction in the New Hebrides has made adequate provision for the recognition of Probates and Letters of Administration granted by courts within the United Kingdom:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers by section 5 of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890 as amended by the Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1913 section 1 of the Colonial Probates Act 1892 or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/579/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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