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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-consequential-amendments-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/74",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Act 1996 (Consequential Amendments) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-consequential-amendments-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 16th January 1997\nLaid before Parliament 22nd January 1997\nComing into force 12th February 1997\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 141, 142 and 231(5) of the Housing Act 1996 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "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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