{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/military-lands-act-1892/section-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/military-lands-act-1892/section-23.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/55-56/43",
  "legislation_title": "Military Lands Act 1892",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/military-lands-act-1892",
  "path": "section/23",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act the expression “military purposes” includes rifle or artillery practice, the building and enlarging of barracks and camps, the erection of butts, targets, batteries, and other accommodation, the storing of arms, military drill, and any other purpose connected with military matters approved by the Secretary of State.\nIn this Act and the enactments incorporated therewith the expression “land” includes any easement in or over lands, and for the purpose of Part One of this Act includes any right of firing over lands or other right of user.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 23 amended as to definition of “land” by Military Lands Act 1900 (c. 56), s. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/55-56/43/section/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:32:04.720003+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}