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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-1996-commencement-no-4-order-2009/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2858",
  "legislation_title": "The Defamation Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-1996-commencement-no-4-order-2009",
  "path": "article/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The following provisions of the Defamation Act 1996 shall come into force on 6th January 2010:\n(a) sections 2, 3 (apart from subsection (9)) and 4 (offer to make amends);\n(b) section 7 (meaning of statement);\n(c) sections 8 to 11 (summary disposal of claims); and\n(d) so far as they are not already in force, section 17(1) (interpretation), section 16 and Schedule 2 (repeals).",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2858/article/3",
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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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