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Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004

Preliminary provisions

5: Act binds the Crown

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"The law applies to the government too"

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This Act applies to the Crown. You need to know that the Crown means the government. The Act's rules bind the Crown, just like they bind everyone else.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

5Act binds the Crown

  1. This Act binds the Crown.