legislation.gov.uk is the United Kingdom government's official portal for the statute book, maintained by The National Archives, publishing the authoritative enacted text of Acts of Parliament including section 79 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, which abolished the common-law offenses of blasphemy and blasphemous libel in England and Wales.
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Tier one: legislation.gov.uk, the UK government's own official statute portal maintained by The National Archives, publishing the enacted text of section 79 directly; read here confirming its exact wording, "The offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel under the common law of England and Wales are abolished." Citation
PublisherThe National Archives, official UK legislation portal
URLhttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/4/section/79
Source Typeprimary-text
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This source names United Kingdom directly: "legislation.gov.uk is the United Kingdom government's official portal for the statute book, maintained by The National Archives, publishing the authoritative enacted text of Acts of Parliament..."
Source legislation.gov.uk: Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Section 79
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This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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