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  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/39",
  "legislation_title": "Video Recordings Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/video-recordings-act-1984",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision for regulating the distribution of video recordings and for connected purposes.\n[12th July 1984]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Act applied (1.11.1995) by S.I. 1995/2551, art. 10"
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      "text": "Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 23(2); Act wholly in force at 1.9.1988."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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