{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1980/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1980/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1980/1506",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1980",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 13th October 1980\nComing into Operation 21st October 1980\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of October 1980\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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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1980/1506/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."
}