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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/late-payment-of-commercial-debts-interest-act-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/20",
  "legislation_title": "Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision with respect to interest on the late payment of certain debts arising under commercial contracts for the supply of goods or services; and for connected purposes.\n[11th June 1998]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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      "text": "Act applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (28.5.2010) by The Hydrocarbons Licensing Directive Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/170), reg. 14(10) (with reg. 1(2))"
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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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