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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/22/12",
  "legislation_title": "Defence Act 1859",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make further provision for the purchase of common and other rights by Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the War Department, and in relation to land vested in or taken by such Secretary of State.\n[8th April 1859]",
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      "text": "Short title “The Defence Act 1859” given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)"
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      "text": "Act applied with modifications by Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1945 (c. 43), ss. 32, 33, Sch., Land Powers (Defence) Act 1958 (c. 30), s. 13, Sch. 2 para. 13 and S.I. 1965/1536"
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      "text": "Words of enactment repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)"
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      "text": "Acts cited or referred to by their short titles under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14), s. 3"
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      "text": "Power to apply Act with modifications conferred by Supply Powers Act 1975 (c. 9, SIF 57), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I"
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