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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-defence-act-1939/section-16",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/2-3/75",
  "legislation_title": "Compensation (Defence) Act 1939",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-defence-act-1939",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Service of notices.",
  "text": "Any notice which by this Act is required or authorised to be served on any person may be served by post.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 16 applied with modifications by Public Works (Festival of Britain) Act 1949 (c. 26), s. 5(8)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/75/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:32:10.639747+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}