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  "title": "The Immigration (European Economic Area) Order 1994",
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  "long_title": "On 20th July 1994 section 7(1) of the Immigration Act 1988 comes into force. It provides that a person does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in any case in which he is entitled to do so by virtue of an enforceable Community right or any provision made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, which is amended by the European Economic Area Act 1993.",
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