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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gipsy-encampments-district-of-shepway-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/454",
  "legislation_title": "The Gipsy Encampments (District of Shepway) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gipsy-encampments-district-of-shepway-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 9th March 1988\nLaid before Parliament 17th March 1988\nComing into force 7th April 1988\nThe Secretary of State, being satisfied that adequate provision is made in the area of the District of Shepway for the accommodation of gipsies residing in or resorting to that area, on the joint application of the councils of the County of Kent and the District of Shepway, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12(2) of the Caravan Sites Act 1968, and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c. 52; section 12 was substituted by section 175 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), and was amended by paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 8 to the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1970/1681."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/454/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."
}