{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-british-indian-ocean-territory-order-1984/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1984/857",
  "legislation_title": "The Evidence (British Indian Ocean Territory) Order 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-british-indian-ocean-territory-order-1984",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EVIDENCE\nMade 25th June 1984\nComing into Operation 25th June 1984\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 25th day of June 1984\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas Her Majesty in Council is satisfied that there exist in the British Indian Ocean Territory (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Territory’) public registers kept under the law of the Territory and recognised by the courts thereof as authentic records, and that those registers are regularly and properly kept:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 5(1) of the Oaths and Evidence (Overseas Authorities and Countries) Act 1963 and all other powers in that behalf in Her vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1984/857/introduction",
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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."
}