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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-1996-commencement-no-4-order-2009/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2858",
  "legislation_title": "The Defamation Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009",
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  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Section 4 of the Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 shall continue to apply as if it had not been repealed to any offer of amends made before 6th January 2010, and to any legal proceedings relating to that offer.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1955 c.11 (N.I.)"
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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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