{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-south-somerset-electoral-arrangements-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1692",
  "legislation_title": "The District of South Somerset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-south-somerset-electoral-arrangements-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 4th October 1988\nComing into force in accordance with Article 2\nWhereas in pursuance of section 51(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on 29th January 1988 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the District of South Somerset:\nAnd whereas in giving effect to those proposals I have decided to make certain modifications:\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon me by sections 51(2) and 67 of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1692/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."
}