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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/navy-and-marines-property-of-deceased-act-1865/section-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/28-29/111",
  "legislation_title": "Navy and Marines (Property Of Deceased) Act 1865",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/navy-and-marines-property-of-deceased-act-1865",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation of terms.",
  "text": "In this Act—\n. . .\nThe term “officer” means a commissioned, . . . officer, . . . , in Her Majesty’s naval or marine force:\nThe term “seaman or marine” means a warrant officer petty officer or seaman, warrant or non-commissioned officer of marines, or marine, or other person forming part, in any capacity, of the complement of any of Her Majesty’s vessels, or otherwise belonging to Her Majesty’s naval or marine force (not being an officer within the meaning of this Act), or a warrant officer petty officer or man of the Royal Naval Reserve . . . :\nThe term “representation” includes probate and letters of administration, with or without will annexed:\nThe term “representative” means any person taking out representation:\nThe term “person” includes a corporation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Definition of “the Admiralty” repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words repealed by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), Sch. 4 Pt. II"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words inserted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 75, Sch. 3 para. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1966 (c. 5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/28-29/111/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:02:46.802562+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."
}