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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-disorder-act-1998-responsible-authorities-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1035",
  "legislation_title": "The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-disorder-act-1998-responsible-authorities-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "criminal law, england and wales\nMade 26th March 2007\nLaid before Parliament 30th March 2007\nComing into force 1st May 2007\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1A) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.\nAn application for an Order containing the provisions set out below has been made jointly by all persons who would be responsible authorities in relation to a combined area consisting of the local government areas of Forest Heath District Council, St Edmundsbury Borough Council and Mid Suffolk District Council.\nThe Secretary of State considers it would be in the interests of reducing crime and disorder and of combating the misuse of drugs to make such an Order.\nAccordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c.37: sub-section (1A) was inserted in section 5 by section 97(1) and (3) of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c.30). Section 5(1A) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 has been amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48) but that amendment is not yet in force."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1035/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."
}