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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forgery-and-counterfeiting-act-1981/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/45",
  "legislation_title": "Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forgery-and-counterfeiting-act-1981",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make fresh provision for England and Wales and Northern Ireland with respect to forgery and kindred offences; to make fresh provision for Great Britain and Northern Ireland with respect to the counterfeiting of notes and coins and kindred offences; to amend the penalties for offences under section 63 of the Post Office Act 1953; and for connected purposes.\n[27th July 1981]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 33. Act wholly in force at 28.10.1981."
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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."
}