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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authorities-contracting-out-of-bid-levy-billing-collection-and-enforcement-functions-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/011050903X",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of BID Levy Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 2004",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 77(2) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nContracting out, england AND WALES\nMade xxx\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(2) and (4) and 77(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 16 to, the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, after consultation with the representatives of local government appearing to him to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c.40. Section 71(3) (functions excluded from sections 69 and 70) was amended by paragraph 59 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c.26)."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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