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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/33",
  "legislation_title": "Prisoners’ Earnings Act 1996",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to authorise deductions from or levies on prisoners’ earnings; to provide for the application of such deductions or levies; and for connected purposes.\n[18th July 1996]\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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