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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-tonbridge-and-malling-electoral-arrangements-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2291",
  "legislation_title": "The Borough of Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-tonbridge-and-malling-electoral-arrangements-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 5th 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 20th July 1988 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling;\nAnd whereas in pursuance of a resolution of 14th March 1989 the Council of the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling have, under section 7(4)(a) of that Act, requested me to provide for a system of whole council elections to the Council;\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon me by sections 7(6), 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/1989/2291/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."
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