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  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/10-11/30",
  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland Act 1962",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1962",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend with regard to certain matters, and empower Her Majesty in Council to amend with regard to others, the law concerning the administration of justice in Northern Ireland; to enlarge the legislative power of the Parliament of Northern Ireland; to amend other law applicable to Northern Ireland; to lay down a rule for interpreting, in the application to Northern Ireland of Acts of Parliament, certain expressions commonly used therein; and to repeal obsolete, unnecessary or spent enactments applying to Northern Ireland.\n[3rd July 1962]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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."
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