{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/kent-district-boundaries-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/kent-district-boundaries-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/305",
  "legislation_title": "The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/kent-district-boundaries-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS\nMade 25th February 1987\nLaid before Parliament 9th March 1987\nComing into force\nfor the purposes described in article 2(1) 30th March 1987\nfor all other purposes 1st April 1987\nWhereas the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, acting pursuant to sections 47 and 51(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, has made proposals to the Secretary of State for alterations in the boundaries between the district of Dover and the city of Canterbury and the district of Shepway, between the boroughs of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells, and between the boroughs of Dartford and Gravesham and the district of Sevenoaks:\nAnd whereas more than six weeks has elapsed since those proposals were made:\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect to the proposals:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 51(2) and 67(4) and (5) of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/305/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:31:52.384423+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}