{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/navy-and-marines-property-of-deceased-order-1956/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1956/1217",
  "legislation_title": "The Navy and Marines (Property of Deceased) Order 1956",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/navy-and-marines-property-of-deceased-order-1956",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROYAL NAVY\nMade 3rd August 1956\nLaid before Parliament 10th August 1956\nComing into Operation 17th August 1956\nAt the Court at Arundel Castle, the 3rd day of August, 1956\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas by the Navy and Marines (Property of Deceased) Act, 1865, it is enacted that Her Majesty in Council, may from time to time make such Orders in Council as seem meet for the better execution of any of the purposes of the said Act:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers in this behalf by the said Act or otherwise in Her vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1956/1217/introduction",
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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."
}