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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-companies-amendment-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-companies-amendment-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/621",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Companies) (Amendment) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-companies-amendment-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 6th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 8th March 1996\nComing into force 30th March 1996\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 section 39(5) to (7) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "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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