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  "legislation": "ukpga/1971/48",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Damage Act 1971",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to revise the law of England and Wales as to offences of damage to property, and to repeal or amend as respects the United Kingdom certain enactments relating to such offences; and for connected purposes.\n[14th July 1971]",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Act amended by Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18, SIF 39:1), ss. 3(6), 4"
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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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