{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/denbighshire-and-wrexham-areas-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2914",
  "legislation_title": "The Denbighshire and Wrexham (Areas) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/denbighshire-and-wrexham-areas-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nWALES\nCHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS\nMade 9th December 1996\nLaid before Parliament 11th December 1996\nComing into force\nFor the purposes referred to in article 1(2)(a) and (b) 1st January 1997\nFor all other purposes 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of his powers under sections 58(2) and 67(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order which gives effect to proposals submitted to him on 15th February 1996 under sections 54 and 58(1) of that Act by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales:—",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70; section 67(5) was amended by section 40(5) of the Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 (c. 29), Schedule 15 paragraph 15 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) and S.I. 1977/1710."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 54 of the Local Government Act 1972 was amended by Schedule 3 paragraph 12 to the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), Schedule 2 paragraph 4 and Schedule 15 paragraph 7 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and section 40(2) of the Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994. Section 58(1) of the Act of 1972 was amended by Schedule 15 paragraph 11(1) to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994."
    }
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  "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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