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  "legislation_title": "Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006",
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  "text": "An Act to make provision about offences involving stirring up hatred against persons on racial or religious grounds.\n[16th February 2006]\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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