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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-damage-by-pests-application-to-shipping-amendment-no-2-order-1956/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1956/420",
  "legislation_title": "The Prevention of Damage by Pests (Application to Shipping) (Amendment No. 2) Order 1956",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-damage-by-pests-application-to-shipping-amendment-no-2-order-1956",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PESTS\nPREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS\nMade 22nd March 1956\nLaid before Parliament 27th March 1956\nComing into Operation 9th April 1956\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 22nd day of March, 1956\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in pursuance of, Section 23 of the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949, and Section 6 of the Pests Act, 1954, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1956/420/introduction",
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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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