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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-companies-amendment-england-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2298",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Companies) (Amendment) (England) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-companies-amendment-england-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND\nMade 5th September 2002\nLaid before Parliament 9th September 2002\nComing into force 30th September 2002\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 39(5) to (7) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, hereby makes the following Order:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 42. Section 39(1) (which prescribes the authorities to which Part IV of the Act applies) was amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), Schedule 16, paragraph 88; by the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29), sections 30 and 93 and Schedule 9; by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) sections 73 and 120, Schedule 10, paragraph 31 and 24; by the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) section 67; by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) Schedule 12, paragraphs 4 and 5; by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) section 111; and by S.I. 1996/633. The relevant powers of the Secretary of State have been devolved, in relation to Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672); see the reference to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 in Schedule 1."
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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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