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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-manchester-light-rapid-transit-system-ashton-under-lyne-extension-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1936",
  "legislation_title": "The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Ashton-under-Lyne Extension) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-manchester-light-rapid-transit-system-ashton-under-lyne-extension-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TRANSPORT AND WORKS\nTRANSPORT\nMade 6th August 1998\nComing into force 27th August 1998\nWhereas an application has been made to the Secretary of State for Transport, in accordance with the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules 1992 made under sections 6, 7 and 10 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the Act”), for an Order under sections 1, 3 and 5 of the Act;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State for Transport caused an inquiry to be held for the purposes of the application pursuant to section 11 of the Act;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (“the Secretary of State”), having considered the report of the person who held the inquiry, has determined to make an Order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application with modifications which in his opinion do not make any substantial change in the proposals;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State is satisfied that the provision of an alternative right of way for each of the streets mentioned in Part III of Schedule 4 to this Order is not required;\nAnd whereas notice of the Secretary of State’s determination was published in the London Gazette on 5th August 1998;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 3 and 5 of, and paragraphs 1 to 4, 6 to 13 and 15 to 17 of Schedule 1 to, the Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/2902."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 42."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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