{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-disorder-act-1998-responsible-authorities-order-2010/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/970",
  "legislation_title": "The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-disorder-act-1998-responsible-authorities-order-2010",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law, England And Wales\nMade 24th March 2010\nLaid before Parliament 26th March 2010\nComing into force 1st May 2010\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 in article 2 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 Bassetlaw District Council and Newark and Sherwood District Council.\nAn application for an Order containing the provisions set out in article 3 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 West Dorset District Council, Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, Purbeck District Council, Christchurch Borough Council, East Dorset District Council and North Dorset 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, alcohol and other substances to make such an Order.\nAccordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c.37; subsection (1A) was inserted into section 5 by section 97(1) and (3) of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c.30) and was amended by section 22 of, and paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 9 to, the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/970/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."
}