{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/862",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-armorial-bearings-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 19th March 1997\nComing into force 9th April 1997\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of March 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": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70: Section 247 of the 1972 Act was applied in relation to new and abolished authorities as it applies to the new and existing local authorities mentioned in that section but as if the reference to April 1, 1974 were a reference to the reorganisation date by regulation 7 of The Local Government Changes for England (Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/330)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/862/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."
}