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  "title": "Essential Commodities Reserves Act 1938",
  "long_title": "An Act to enable the Board of Trade to obtain information as to commodities which in the opinion of the Board would be essential for the vital needs of the community in the event of war and to make provision for the maintenance of reserves of such commodities; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.",
  "citation": "1 & 2 Geo. 6 c. 51",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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