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  "legislation": "ukpga/1965/44",
  "legislation_title": "Firearms Act 1965",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-act-1965",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the law relating to firearms, imitation firearms and ammunition; and for connected purposes.\n[5th August 1965]\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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  "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."
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