{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-contributions-towards-expenditure-for-area-improvement-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1258",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing (Contributions Towards Expenditure for Area Improvement) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-contributions-towards-expenditure-for-area-improvement-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 18th July 1988\nLaid before the House of Commons 27th July 1988\nComing into force 1st September 1988\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 245(4)(a) and 259(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1985, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 68."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1258/introduction",
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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."
}