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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/22/12",
  "legislation_title": "Defence Act 1859",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defence-act-1859",
  "path": "section/7",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": "†Nothing to lessen powers of Secretary of State for War.",
  "text": "Nothing in this Act shall extend to take away, lessen, or prejudice any powers, rights, or authorities which would or might have been vested in or exercised by the Secretary of State for Defence if this Act had not been passed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Words substituted by S.I. 1964/488"
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "A dagger appended to a marginal note means that it is no longer accurate."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/22/12/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:13:38.132038+00:00"
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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."
}