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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-charges-for-overseas-assistance-and-public-path-orders-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1978",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Charges for Overseas Assistance and Public Path Orders) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-charges-for-overseas-assistance-and-public-path-orders-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND\nFINANCE\nMade 24th July 1996\nComing into force\nfor the purposes of regulation 3(2) 1st April 1997\nfor all other purposes 25th July 1996\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland as respects Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 150, 152(5) and 190 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with such representatives of local government (as respects England and Wales) and associations of local authorities (as respects Scotland) as appear to them to be appropriate, hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before, and has been approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "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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