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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriffs-act-1887/section-40",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/50-51/55",
  "legislation_title": "Sheriffs Act 1887",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriffs-act-1887",
  "path": "section/40",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 40(1) repealed by Administration of Justice Act 1977 (c. 38), Sch. 5 Pt. V"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 40(2) repealed (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 43, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I Group 1"
    }
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}