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  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/48",
  "legislation_title": "Electricity Act 1957",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to provide for the dissolution of the Central Electricity Authority and the establishment of a Central Electricity Generating Board and an Electricity Council, and for the transfer of functions of the said Authority to that Board or Council or to the Minister of Power; to make further provision as to other matters relating to the supply of electricity; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.\n[17th July 1957]",
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  "status": null,
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      "text": "Act partly in force at Royal Assent, Act wholly in force at 1.1.1958"
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