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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-courts-martial-general-orders-royal-navy-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2737",
  "legislation_title": "The Naval Courts-Martial General Orders (Royal Navy) 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-courts-martial-general-orders-royal-navy-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFENCE\nMade 2nd December 1991\nLaid before Parliament 6th December 1991\nComing into force 1st January 1992\nThe Sectratary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 58 and 135(4) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957(, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following General Orders:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1957 c. 53; section 58 was amended by the Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), section 49(2) and by the Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52), section 14 and Schedule 7, paragraph 2."
    }
  ],
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  "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."
}