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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-act-2000/section-55",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-act-2000/section-55.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/11",
  "legislation_title": "Terrorism Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-act-2000",
  "path": "section/55",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": "Weapons training: interpretation.",
  "text": "In section 54—\n“ biological weapon ” means a biological agent or toxin (within the meaning of the Biological Weapons Act 1974) in a form capable of use for hostile purposes or anything to which section 1(1)(b) of that Act applies,\n“chemical weapon” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996, and\n“ radioactive material ” means radioactive material capable of endangering life or causing harm to human health,\n. . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 55 substituted (14.12.2001) by 2001 c. 24, s. 120(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 55 inserted (14.12.2001) by 2001 c. 24, s. 120(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 55 repealed (14.12.2001) by 2001 c. 24, ss. 120(2)(c), 125, Sch. 8 Pt. 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1996 c. 6."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/section/55",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:11:32.802855+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}