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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inclosure-act-1847/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inclosure-act-1847/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/10-11/111",
  "legislation_title": "Inclosure Act 1847",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inclosure-act-1847",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to extend the Provisions of the Act for the Inclosure and Improvement of Commons.\n[23d July 1847]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Preamble (which recites Inclosure Act 1845 (c. 118)) omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "“The commissioners” means the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales whose functions are now exercisable by Secretary of State: Settled Land Act 1882 (c. 38), s. 48(1), Board Agriculture Act 1889 (c. 30), s. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 Pt. II, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1903 (c.31), s. 1(1), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919 (c. 91), s. 1, S.I. 1955/554 (1955 I p. 1200), 1965/143, 1967/156 and 1970/1681Act: powers transferred (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch.1"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/10-11/111/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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