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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1948/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1948/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/11-12/37",
  "legislation_title": "Radioactive Substances Act 1948",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1948",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision with respect to radioactive substances and certain apparatus producing radiation.\n[30th June 1948]",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
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      "text": "Act repealed (E.W.S.) (27.8.1993) by 1993 c. 12, ss. 50, 51(2), Sch. 6 Pt. I, Note (with ss. 42, 46)"
    },
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      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Functions of Minister of Supply under this Act now exercisable by Secretary of State for Education and Science: S. I. 1953/1673 (1953 I, p. 1222), 1957/561 (1957 I, p. 1435), 1959/1826 (1959 I, p. 1791), 1964/490"
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      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Functions of Minister of Health now exercisable by Secretary of State: S. I. 1968/1699"
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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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