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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/excise-no-3-act-1660/section-XXI",
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  "legislation": "aep/Cha2/12/23",
  "legislation_title": "Excise (No. 3) Act 1660",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/excise-no-3-act-1660",
  "path": "section/XXI",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "XXI",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Head Office erected in London to be managed by Officers appointed by the King, who are to be Commissioners and Governors for managing the Receipt of Excise.\nAnd for the better managing collecting secureing leavying and recovering of all and every the said rates and charges of Excise hereby imposed, and sett upon all or any the commodities before mentioned to the end the same may be paid and disposed of according to the intent of this present Act, Be it further Enacted and Ordained by the Authoritie aforesaid And it is hereby Enacted That one principall Head Office shall be erected and continued in the Citty of London or within ten miles thereof from time to time as long as his Majestie shall thinke fitt for this duty, unto which all other Offices for the same within England and Wales and the Towne and Port of Berwicke shall be subordinate and accomptable, Which said Office shall be managed by such Officers as shall be appointed by the Kings Majestie as aforesaid who, or any two of them are hereby appointed & constituted Commissioners and Governours for the management of his Majestyes Receipt of the Excise, and to sitt in some convenient place in the Citty of London or within ten miles therof from time to time as long as His Majestie shall thinke fitt.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "interlined on the Roll."
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/12/23/section/XXI",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:33:08.341388+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}