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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-defamation-operators-of-websites-regulations-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111104620",
  "legislation_title": "The Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-defamation-operators-of-websites-regulations-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 5(9) of the Defamation Act 2013, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nDefamation, England And Wales\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Defamation Act 2013.\nA draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 5(9) of that Act and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2013 c. 26."
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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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