{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-taxis-and-private-hire-vehicles-order-1998/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-taxis-and-private-hire-vehicles-order-1998/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1946",
  "legislation_title": "The Deregulation (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-taxis-and-private-hire-vehicles-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEREGULATION\nMade 8th August 1998\nComing into force in accordance with Article 1\nWhereas:\n(a) the Secretary of State is of the opinion that certain provisions of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 impose burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of a trade, business or profession or otherwise and that by amending or repealing the provisions concerned it is possible to remove or reduce the burdens concerned without removing any necessary protection;\n(b) he has consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by his proposals and such other persons as he considers appropriate;\n(c) it appears to the Secretary of State that it is appropriate, following that consultation, to proceed with the making of this Order;\n(d) a document setting out the Secretary of State’s proposals has been laid before Parliament as required by section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 4 has expired;\n(e) the Secretary of State has had regard to the representations made during that period;\n(f) a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of such representations and the changes to the Secretary of State’s proposals in the light of those representations; and\n(g) a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 57."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1994 c. 40."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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