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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sri-lanka-independence-act-1947/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/11-12/7",
  "legislation_title": "Sri Lanka Independence Act 1947",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sri-lanka-independence-act-1947",
  "path": "schedule/FIRST/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, section four of the Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act 1890 (which requires certain laws to be reserved for the signification of His Majesty’s pleasure or to contain a suspending clause), and so much of section seven of that Act as requires the approval of His Majesty in Council to any rules of Court for regulating the practice and procedure of a Colonial Court of Admiralty, shall cease to have effect in Sri Lanka.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "For references to “Ceylon” in this Act there are substituted references to “Sri Lanka” by virtue of Sri Lanka Republic Act 1972 (c. 55, SIF 26:40), s. 1(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1890 c. 27."
    }
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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."
}