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  "legislation": "ukpga/1965/72",
  "legislation_title": "Matrimonial Causes Act 1965",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-act-1965",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to matrimonial causes, maintenance and declarations of legitimacy and British nationality, with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.\n[8th November 1965]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Long title repealed by Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18), s. 54(1), Sch. 3 but reproduced for the purpose of constraining the remaining provisions of this Act"
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Words of enactment repealed by Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18), Sch. 3"
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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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