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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-companies-order-1995/article-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-companies-order-1995/article-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/849",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Companies) Order 1995",
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  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Appointment of auditor",
  "text": "A controlled company shall, before it first appoints any person as auditor of the company, obtain the Audit Commission’s consent to the appointment of that person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "am (W)",
      "affecting": "wsi/2005/757",
      "affecting_title": "The Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Order 2005"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/849/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:12:26.824404+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}