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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/23",
  "legislation_title": "Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-interest-disclosure-act-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to protect individuals who make certain disclosures of information in the public interest; to allow such individuals to bring action in respect of victimisation; and for connected purposes.\n[2nd July 1998]\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",
  "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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