{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1974/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1974/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1974/869",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1974",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 21st May 1974\nComing into Operation 21st June 1974\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of May 1974\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": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/869/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."
}