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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/house-of-commons-disqualification-act-1975/section-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/house-of-commons-disqualification-act-1975/section-9.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1975/24",
  "legislation_title": "House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/house-of-commons-disqualification-act-1975",
  "path": "section/9",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“Minister of State” means a member of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom who neither has charge of any public department nor holds any other of the offices specified in Schedule 2 to this Act or any office in respect of which a salary is payable out of money provided by Parliament under section 3(1)(b) of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975;\n“Parliamentary Secretary” includes a person holding Ministerial office (however called) as assistant to a Member of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, but not having departmental responsibilities.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1975 c. 27."
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  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/24/section/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:38:45.975723+00:00"
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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."
}