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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-10-and-transitional-provisions-order-1997/schedule/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/618",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1997",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "Section 16(2)(c) (right of tenant to acquire dwelling) of the Act does not apply in a case where the dwelling has been acquired after the commencement of this Order by a registered social landlord pursuant to an option which was created or a contract which was entered into before 1st April 1997.",
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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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