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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/litter-act-1983/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/litter-act-1983/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1983/35",
  "legislation_title": "Litter Act 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/litter-act-1983",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate the Litter Acts 1958 and 1971, together with section 51 of the Public Health Act 1961, section 4 of the Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland) Act 1964 and section 24 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and related provisions of those Acts.\n[13th May 1983]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act extended (E.W.) by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1), ss. 2(6), 23(2), 27(2), Sch. 3 para. 46Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act partly in force at 13.8.1983 see s. 13(2)"
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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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