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<Text>Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed.</Text>
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<Text>Subject to subsection <InternalLink Ref="section-77-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/77/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/77/1">(1)</InternalLink>—</Text>
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<Text>sections <InternalLink Ref="section-23" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/23" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/23">23</InternalLink> to <InternalLink Ref="section-27" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/27" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/27">27</InternalLink> and Schedule <InternalLink Ref="schedule-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/schedule/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/schedule/1">1</InternalLink> extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland;</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text><InternalLink Ref="section-29" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/29" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/29">section 29</InternalLink> extends to Scotland only.</Text>
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<Text>Subject to subsections <InternalLink Ref="section-77-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/77/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/77/1">(1)</InternalLink> and <InternalLink Ref="section-77-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/77/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/77/2">(2)</InternalLink>, <InternalLink Ref="part-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/part/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/part/1">Parts 1</InternalLink> and <InternalLink Ref="part-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/part/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/part/2">2</InternalLink> extend to England and Wales only.</Text>
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<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
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<Text>Section <InternalLink Ref="section-71" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/71" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/71">71</InternalLink> and this Part extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.</Text>
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