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  "legislation": "ukpga/1979/52",
  "legislation_title": "Southern Rhodesia Act 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/southern-rhodesia-act-1979",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to provide for the grant of a constitution for Zimbabwe to come into effect on the attainment by Southern Rhodesia, under any Act hereafter passed for that purpose, of fully responsible status as a Republic under the name of Zimbabwe, and to make other provision with respect to Southern Rhodesia.\n[14th November 1979]",
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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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