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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fireworks-act-1951/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fireworks-act-1951/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/14-15/58",
  "legislation_title": "Fireworks Act 1951",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fireworks-act-1951",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to confer powers of seizure where dangerous fireworks are found, and powers to determine or amend licences or certificates for explosives factories where fireworks are made, to make provision for the marking of fireworks and containers in which fireworks are kept and to amend the law relating to licences for small firework factories; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.\n[1st August 1951]",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act explained by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), s. 50(1)(3)"
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    {
      "type": "I",
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      "text": "Act wholly in force at 3. 10. 1952"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14-15/58/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."
}