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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/works-and-public-buildings-act-1874/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/37-38/84",
  "legislation_title": "Works and Public Buildings Act 1874",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/works-and-public-buildings-act-1874",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to regulate the Incorporation of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Works and Public Buildings, and for other purposes relating thereto.\n[7th August 1874]",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893 (c. 54)"
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Functions of Commissioners of Works now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.R. & O. 1945/991 (Rev. XV, p. 232: 1945 I, p. 1414), art. 1, S.I. 1962 /1549, art. 2, 1969/383, art. 2, 1969/388, art. 4 and 1970/1681, art. 2"
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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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