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- ↑ Ministry of Defense (16 June 2011). "Armed Forces Bill--Explanatory Notes". The Stationery Office. para. 3. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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- ↑ Ministry of Defense (30 November 2005). "Armed Forces Bill--Explanatory Notes". The Stationery Office. para. 14. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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