{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drivers-hours-goods-vehicles-modifications-order-1986/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drivers-hours-goods-vehicles-modifications-order-1986/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1986/1459",
  "legislation_title": "The Drivers' Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Modifications) Order 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drivers-hours-goods-vehicles-modifications-order-1986",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROAD TRAFFIC\nLaid before Parliament in draft\nMade 22nd August 1986\nComing into Operation 29th September 1986\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 96(12) , 101(2) and 157 of the Transport Act 1968 and now vested in him and of all other enabling powers, after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with the provisions of section 101(6) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 101(3) of that Act:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "modifications relevant to this Order are made by S.I. 1970/257 and 1971/818."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1970/1681, 1979/571 and 1981/238."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1459/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."
}