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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-1996-commencement-no-1-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/817",
  "legislation_title": "The Defamation Act 1996 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-1996-commencement-no-1-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFAMATION\nMade 12th March 1999\nThe Lord Chancellor, in respect of England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and the Secretary of State in respect of Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 19(3) of the Defamation Act 1996 make the following Order–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 31."
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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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