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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-contracting-out-of-investment-functions-order-1996/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-contracting-out-of-investment-functions-order-1996/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1883",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Investment Functions) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-contracting-out-of-investment-functions-order-1996",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part",
  "text": "In this Part —\n“the 1988 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;\n...\n“authority” means a local authority or a parish or community council;\n“local authority”—\n(a)in relation to England, means a county council, district council or London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and\n(b)in relation to Wales, means a county council or county borough council.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 omitted (1.10.2004) by virtue of The Local Authorities (Capital Finance) (Further Consequential and Saving Provisions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2044), arts. 1, 5(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 18.7.1996, see art. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 41."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1883/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:38:41.237349+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."
}