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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-whiplash-injury-regulations-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2021/9780348220612",
  "legislation_title": "The Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-whiplash-injury-regulations-2021",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under sections 3(12), 5(6) and 6(5) of the Civil Liability Act 2018, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nDamages, England And Wales\nLegal Services, England And Wales\nMade ***\nComing into force 31st May 2021\nThe Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(2), (4), (5) and (6), 5(1) and (2), 6(3) and (4) and 12(4)(a) of the Civil Liability Act 2018, having consulted in accordance with sections 3(11) and 5(5) of that Act.\nA draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament in accordance with sections 3(12), 5(6) and 6(5) of the Civil Liability Act 2018, and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "2018 c. 29."
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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."
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