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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-referendum-act-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2015/36",
  "legislation_title": "European Union Referendum Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-referendum-act-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision for the holding of a referendum in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union.\n[17th December 2015]\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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      "text": "Act functions transferred (9.11.2016) by The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997), arts. 1(2), 3(1), Sch. 1(w) (with arts. 3(2), 6, 12)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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