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  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/6-7/44",
  "legislation_title": "Dramatic and Musical Performers' Protection Act 1958",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dramatic-and-musical-performers-protection-act-1958",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate the Dramatic and Musical Performers' Protection Act, 1925, and the provisions of the Copyright Act, 1956, amending it.\n[23rd July, 1958]\nBe it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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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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