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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/23-24/112",
  "legislation_title": "Defence Act 1860",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defence-act-1860",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make better provision for acquiring Lands for the Defence of the Realm.\n[28th August 1860]",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Preamble recites the necessity for acquiring land for certain defence works and the erection of a central depot or arsenal and the possible necessity for keeping neighbouring land free from obstructions and is omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)"
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      "text": "Words of enactment repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)"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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      "label": "C5",
      "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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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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