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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-1998-commencement-no-1-order-1998/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-1998-commencement-no-1-order-1998/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2244",
  "legislation_title": "The Government of Wales Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-1998-commencement-no-1-order-1998",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The date of 2nd September 1998 is appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—\nSection 130(4) and (5) (transfer of Development Board for Rural Wales staff).\nSection 132(1) and (6) (preparatory work for winding-down of Development Board for Rural Wales).\nSection 133(3) and (4) (Development Board for Rural Wales—consequential etc. provisions).\nSection 136(4) and (5) (transfer of Land Authority for Wales Staff).\nSection 138(1) and (6) (preparatory work for winding-down of Land Authority for Wales).\nSection 139(3) and (4) (Land Authority for Wales—consequential etc. provisions).\nSection 140(5) and (6) (transfer of Housing for Wales staff).\nSection 142(1), (7) and (8) (preparatory work for winding-down of Housing for Wales).\nSection 143(3) and (4) (Housing for Wales—consequential etc. provisions).\nSection 150 (abolition of Residuary Body for Wales).\nSchedule 18 Part VII and section 152 so far as relating thereto (repeals relating to Residuary Body for Wales).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2244/article/3",
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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."
}