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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-halton-electoral-changes-order-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-halton-electoral-changes-order-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/779",
  "legislation_title": "The Borough of Halton (Electoral Changes) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-halton-electoral-changes-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 21st February 1997\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(1)\nWhereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report on its review of the borough of Halton together with its recommendations:\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect to those recommendations:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 19."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The non-metropolitan district of Halton has the status of a borough."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 (c. 29)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/779/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."
}