{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-colchester-electoral-arrangements-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2419",
  "legislation_title": "The Borough of Colchester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-colchester-electoral-arrangements-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 19th December 1989\nComing into force in accordance with article 2\nWhereas in pursuance of section 51(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on 3rd May 1989 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the Borough of Colchester;\nAnd Whereas in giving effect to those proposals I have decided to make certain modifications;\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon me by sections 51(2) and 67 of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2419/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}