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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/13-14/26",
  "legislation_title": "Piracy Act 1850",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/piracy-act-1850",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to repeal an Act of the Sixth Year of King George the Fourth, for encouraging the Capture or Destruction of Piratical Ships and Vessels; and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof.\n[25th June 1850]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)"
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)"
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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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