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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracts-rights-of-third-parties-act-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/31",
  "legislation_title": "Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracts-rights-of-third-parties-act-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision for the enforcement of contractual terms by third parties.\n[11th November 1999]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’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": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act in force at Royal Assent (11.11.1999): for application see s. 10(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "Act extends to Northern Ireland but the operation of s. 9 is limited by application as mentioned in s. 9(1)"
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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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