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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/presumption-of-death-act-2013/section-17",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2013/13",
  "legislation_title": "Presumption of Death Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/presumption-of-death-act-2013",
  "path": "section/17",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Power to amend periods of time",
  "text": "The Secretary of State may by regulations amend this Act by increasing or reducing a period of time referred to in—\n(a) section 1(1)(b),\n(b) section 2(1) or (4), or\n(c) section 7(3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/13/section/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:24.742767+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."
}