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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/homelessness-decisions-on-referrals-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1578",
  "legislation_title": "The Homelessness (Decisions on Referrals) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/homelessness-decisions-on-referrals-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 25th June 1998\nComing into force 20th July 1998\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 198(5) and (6)(a) of the Housing Act 1996 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1996 c. 52."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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