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  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo5/16-17/60",
  "legislation_title": "Legitimacy Act 1926",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legitimacy-act-1926",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the law relating to children born out of wedlock.\n[15th December 1926]",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Act modified by Legitimacy Act 1959 (c. 73), s. 1(2) (s. 1 of which said Act is repealed by Legitimacy Act 1976 (c. 31, SIF 49:7), Sch. 2 (subject to savings in Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(3) in relation to any dignity or title of honour or the devolution of property along therewith and in Sch. 1 para. 5 in relation to Succession to the Throne))"
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      "text": "Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3"
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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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