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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-capital-finance-regulations-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-capital-finance-regulations-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/319",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Capital Finance) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-capital-finance-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 12th February 1997\nLaid before Parliament 24th February 1997\nComing into force\nfor the purposes of regulations 120, 121 and 162(a) 30th March 1997\nfor all other purposes 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 40(5), 42(4), 48(1)(c) and (5), 49(3), 51(7), 57(1)(c), 58(4)(b) and (9), 59(3) to (5), 61(4), 64(2) and (5), 66(1)(a) and (6), 190(1) and 191(1) of, and paragraphs 10, 11(2), 15(1)(a), 17, 18(1) and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 42."
    }
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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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