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  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/64",
  "legislation_title": "Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to extend the class of prohibited weapons under the Firearms Act 1968 to include small-calibre pistols.\n[27th November 1997]\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",
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