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  "legislation_title": "Crime and Policing Act 2026",
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  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Further interpretation",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies for the interpretation of this Schedule.\n(2) “Domain name suspension order” has the meaning given by paragraph 3(2).\n(3) “IP address” means an internet protocol address.\n(4) “IP address suspension order” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(2).\n(5) References to a part of the United Kingdom are references to—\n(a) England and Wales,\n(b) Scotland, or\n(c) Northern Ireland.\n(6) “Suspension order” means—\n(a) an IP address suspension order, or\n(b) a domain name suspension order.",
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