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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003/section-201",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/17",
  "legislation_title": "Licensing Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003",
  "path": "section/201",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "201",
  "heading": "Short title, commencement and extent",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Licensing Act 2003.\n(2) The preceding provisions (and the Schedules) come into force in accordance with provision made by order.\n(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), this Act extends to England and Wales only.\n(4) Section 155(1) also extends to Northern Ireland.\n(5) An amendment or repeal contained in Schedule 6 or 7 has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 200(2) power partly exercised: 17.7.2003 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2003/1911}, art. 2S. 200(2) power partly exercised: 10.9.2003 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2003/2100}, art. 2S. 200(2) power partly exercised: 16.12.2003 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2003/3222}, art. 2, Sch.S. 200(2) power partly exercised: 17.7.2004 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2004/1738}, art. 2S. 200(2) power partly exercised: 7.2.2005 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2004/2360}, art. 2S. 200(2) power partly exercised: 7.8.2005 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2005/2090}, art. 2, Sch.S. 200(2) power partly exercised: 10.11.2005 and 24.11.2005 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2005/3056}, art. 2 (with art. 3, Sch.)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/201",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:08:59.105892+00:00",
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    "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."
  }
}