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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-forth-estuary-transport-authority-order-2002/article-2",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2002/0110599683",
  "legislation_title": "The Forth Estuary Transport Authority Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-forth-estuary-transport-authority-order-2002",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order–\n“the Act” means the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001;\n“appointed day” means 1st April 2002;\n“the Authority” means the joint board constituted by article 6 of this Order;\n“bridge” means the Forth Road Bridge and any road or other property belonging to the existing board;\n“Constituent local authorities” means City of Edinburgh Council, Fife Council, Perth & Kinross Council and West Lothian Council;\n“existing board” means the Forth Road Bridge Joint Board constituted in terms of the Forth Road Bridge Order Confirmation Act 1947; and\n“the toll orders” means the Forth Road Bridge (Toll Period) Extension Order 1997 and the Forth Road Bridge (Revision of Tolls) Order 1997.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1947 ch.iv."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "An Order made on 30th January 1997."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "An Order made on 8th July 1997."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2002/0110599683/article/2",
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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."
}