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  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/53",
  "legislation_title": "Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-dogs-amendment-act-1997",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991; and for connected purposes.\n[21st March 1997]\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:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Act wholly in force; Act not in force at Royal Assent see s.6(3); Act in force (8.6.1997) by S.I. 1997/1151, art. 2."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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