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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-categorisation-england-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/694",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2005",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND\nMade 14th March 2005\nLaid before Parliament 21st March 2005\nComing into force 11th April 2005\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 by section 99(4) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
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  "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 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister dated 7th March 2005 with the attached list of local authorities categorised by the Audit Commission as of that date."
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  "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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