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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-chargeable-dwellings-exempt-dwellings-and-discount-disregards-amendment-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation_title": "The Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings, Exempt Dwellings and Discount Disregards) Amendment Order 1997",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 6th March 1997\nLaid before Parliament 7th March 1997\nComing into force 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3(5)(a) and (b), 4 and 113(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order—",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 14."
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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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