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  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw7/9/40",
  "legislation_title": "Police Act 1909",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1909",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the Metropolitan Police Acts 1829 to 1899, and to make better provision for the widows and children of constables who lose their lives in the execution of their duty.\n[25th November 1909]",
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  "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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