{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dorset-district-boundaries-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dorset-district-boundaries-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2228",
  "legislation_title": "The Dorset (District Boundaries) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dorset-district-boundaries-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS\nMade 23rd December 1987\nLaid before Parliament 11th January 1988\nComing into force\nfor the purposes referred to in article 1(2) 1st February 1988\nfor all other purposes 1st April 1988\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 51(2) and 67(4) 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 under sections 47 and 51(1) of that Act, more than six weeks before the making of this Order, by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England:",
  "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/1987/2228/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."
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