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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-1-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2048",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-1-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES\nHOUSING, SCOTLAND\nMade 30th July 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 232(3) and (4) of the Housing Act 1996, 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": "1996 c. 52."
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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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