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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliament-pay-and-pensions-act-1979/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1979/50",
  "legislation_title": "European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision for the payment of salaries and pensions, and the provision of allowances and facilities, to or in respect of Representatives to the Assembly of the European Communities.\n[26th July 1979]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "By reason of the retrospective amendment of s. 9(1) of this Act by European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58, SIF 29:5), s. 3(1)(a)(2)(b)(3) the short title, the European Assembly (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979, is now retrospectively the European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979Power to transfer functions conferred (27.12.1995) by S.I. 1995/2995, art. 2(1)"
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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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