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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firemens-pension-scheme-amendment-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2309",
  "legislation_title": "The Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firemens-pension-scheme-amendment-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FIRE SERVICES\nSUPERANNUATION\nMade 25th September 1997\nLaid before Parliament 3rd October 1997\nComing into force 1st November 1997\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 26 of the Fire Services Act 1947, the Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury and after consultation with the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council and the Scottish Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1947 c. 41; section 26 was amended and extended by the Fire Services Act 1951 (c. 27), section 1; by the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65), section 42; and by the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11), sections 12 and 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See S.I. 1981/1670."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2309/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."
}