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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-consequential-amendments-no-2-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/627",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Act 1996 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-consequential-amendments-no-2-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES\nHOUSING, SCOTLAND\nMade 5th March 1997\nLaid 7th March 1997\nComing into force 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 52, 55(2) and (3) and 231(5) of the Housing Act 1996 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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  "annotations": [
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      "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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