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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/31-32/72/section/2</dc:identifier><dc:title>Promissory Oaths Act 1868</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to amend the Law relating to Promissory Oaths.</dc:description><dc:date>1978-09-30</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>2017-04-28</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2015-04-01</dct:valid>
					
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