{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nigeria-independence-act-1960/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nigeria-independence-act-1960/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/8-9/55",
  "legislation_title": "Nigeria Independence Act 1960",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nigeria-independence-act-1960",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Short title and interpretation.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Nigeria Independence Act 1960.\n(2) References in this Act to any enactment are references to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any other enactment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/8-9/55/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:10:56.850610+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."
}