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  "legislation_title": "The Security of Pathogens and Toxins (Exceptions to Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2002",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM\nMade 4th May 2002\nLaid before Parliament 10th May 2002\nComing into force 31st May 2002\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 58(5) of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 74(1) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2001 c. 24."
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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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