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  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/20",
  "legislation_title": "Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forced-marriage-civil-protection-act-2007",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision for protecting individuals against being forced to enter into marriage without their free and full consent and for protecting individuals who have been forced to enter into marriage without such consent; and for connected purposes.\n[26th July 2007]\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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