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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-defects-expenditure-limits-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/820",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Defects (Expenditure Limits) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-defects-expenditure-limits-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 3rd May 1988\nLaid before the House of Commons 10th May 1988\nComing into force 31st May 1988\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, in relation to England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 543(4) and (5) of the Housing Act 1985 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": "1985 c. 68."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/820/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."
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