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  "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/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The date of 1st October 1998 is appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—\nSections 126 to 128 including all provisions of Schedules 13 and 14 (extension of functions of Welsh Development Agency).\nSection 129 including all provisions of Schedule 15, and section 130(1) to (3) (cessation of functions and transfer of property etc. of Development Board for Rural Wales).\nSection 131 (Development Board for Rural Wales—transitional provisions).\nSection 132(2) to (5) and (7) (winding-down of Development Board for Rural Wales).\nSection 133(1) and (2) (abolition of Development Board for Rural Wales).\nSection 134, 135 and 136(1) to (3) (Land Authority for Wales—cessation of functions, consequential amendment and transfer of property etc.).\nSection 137 (Land Authority for Wales—transitional provisions).\nSection 138(2) to (5) and (7) (winding-down of Land Authority for Wales).\nSection 139(1) and (2) (abolition of Land Authority for Wales).\nSchedule 18 Parts III to V and section 152 so far as relating thereto (repeals relating to Welsh Development Agency, Development Board for Rural Wales and Land Authority for Wales).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2244/article/4",
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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."
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