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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/service-departments-registers-amendment-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/3122",
  "legislation_title": "The Service Departments Registers (Amendment) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/service-departments-registers-amendment-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC\nMade 17th December 2002\nComing into force 18th December 2002\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of December 2002\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 1,2,3,5 and 6 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957 is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to Order, and it is hereby ordered as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1957 c. 58"
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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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