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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/42/section/13</dc:identifier><dc:title>Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision about interest on judgment debts and arbitral awards expressed in a currency other than sterling; to make further provision as to marriages entered into by unmarried persons under a law which permits polygamy; to make provision for choice of law rules in tort and delict; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1995-11-08</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-03-21</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2024-01-01</dct:valid>
					
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