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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/26",
  "legislation_title": "Pesticides Act 1998",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 in respect of the powers to make regulations concerning pesticides and in respect of the enforcement of provisions relating to the control of pesticides.\n[9th July 1998]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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