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Ref="key-da95af80d5bebe2141b5dd9294d4cb01"/> Short title and supplementary provisions.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/60/section/14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/60/section/14" id="section-14"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-da95af80d5bebe2141b5dd9294d4cb01"/>14</Pnumber><P1para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Body><Schedules Status="Repealed" Match="false" RestrictStartDate="2004-07-22"><Title><CommentaryRef Ref="key-da95af80d5bebe2141b5dd9294d4cb01"/> SCHEDULES</Title><Schedule DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/60/schedule/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/60/schedule/1" id="schedule-1" Status="Repealed" Match="false" RestrictStartDate="2004-07-22"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="key-da95af80d5bebe2141b5dd9294d4cb01"/>SCHEDULE 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . </Number><ScheduleBody><P><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P></ScheduleBody></Schedule><Schedule DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/60/schedule/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/60/schedule/2" NumberOfProvisions="8" RestrictExtent="E+W" id="schedule-2" Status="Repealed" Match="false" RestrictStartDate="2004-07-22"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="key-da95af80d5bebe2141b5dd9294d4cb01"/>SCHEDULE 2</Number><TitleBlock><Title> CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INSOLVENCY SERVICES ACCOUNT</Title></TitleBlock><Reference>Section 3.</Reference><ScheduleBody><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/60/schedule/2/crossheading/the-bankruptcy-act-1914" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/60/schedule/2/crossheading/the-bankruptcy-act-1914" NumberOfProvisions="3" id="schedule-2-crossheading-the-bankruptcy-act-1914" Status="Repealed" Match="false" RestrictStartDate="2004-07-22"><Title><CommentaryRef 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