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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/10",
  "legislation_title": "Audit (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to extend the functions of the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales; to alter the financial year of that Commission and of the Accounts Commission for Scotland; to make provision about the manner of publication of certain information required to be published in pursuance of a direction of either Commission; and to repeal paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 3 to the Local Government Finance Act 1982.\n[29th April 1996]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Act partly in force at Royal Assent and wholly in force at 29.6.1996 see s. 1(2)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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