{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1976/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1976/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1976/767",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1976",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 19th May 1976\nComing into Operation 21st June 1976\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of May 1976\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": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/767/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:24:58.614494+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."
}