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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/federation-of-rhodesia-and-nyasaland-dissolution-order-in-council-1963/article-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1963/2085",
  "legislation_title": "The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Dissolution) Order in Council 1963",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/federation-of-rhodesia-and-nyasaland-dissolution-order-in-council-1963",
  "path": "article/6",
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  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Functions of Agency",
  "text": "(1) It shall be the general function of the Liquidating Agency to wind up the affairs of the Federation and, subject to the provisions of this Order, to dispose of its assets and liabilities.\n(2) The Liquidating Agency shall have the following particular functions—\n(a) to apportion and distribute as may be agreed between the Governments of the Territories the assets and liabilities of the Federation or of any other body vesting in or devolving upon the Agency by virtue of any provision of this Order;\n(b) to exercise until 31st March 1965 the functions of the Commissioner of Taxes of levying and collecting taxes on income or profits under the Income Tax Act 1954 or other Act of the Legislature of the Federation, and Territorial surcharge under the Territorial Surcharges Act 1959 of the Federation, in respect of periods of assessment up to and including the period ended on 31st March 1963; and\n(c) to collect excise duty and surtax payable under section 122 of the Customs and Excise Act 1955 of the Federation in respect of any month up to and including December 1963.\n(3) The Liquidating Agency shall have such further functions as are conferred by any other provision of this Order or, if within the scope of subsection (1), by agreement between the Governments of the Territories.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1963/2085/article/6",
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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."
}