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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-no-2-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2618",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) (No. 2) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-no-2-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 30th October 1997\nComing into force 20th November 1997\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 30th day of October 1997\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 247 of the Local Government Act 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70."
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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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