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  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/49",
  "legislation_title": "Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to provide for the preservation and acquisition of buildings of outstanding historic or architectural interest and their contents and related property, and to amend the law relating to ancient monuments and other objects of archaeological interest.\n[31st July 1953]",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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