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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-categorisation-england-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1704",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2004",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND\nMade 5th July 2004\nLaid before Parliament 8th July 2004\nComing into force 29th July 2004\nThe First Secretary of State, having received a report from the Audit Commission produced under section 99(1) of the Local Government Act 2003 in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 99(4) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "For the definition of “the Audit Commission”, see section 99(7) of the Local Government Act 2003."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2003 c. 26. The report of the Audit Commission consists of a letter from the Chief Executive of the Audit Commission to the Director of Local Government Performance and Practice at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister dated 1st July 2004 with the attached list of local authorities categorised by the Audit Commission as of that date."
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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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