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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-contracts-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2862",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Contracts) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-contracts-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 2nd December 1997\nLaid before Parliament 8th December 1997\nComing into force 30th December 1997\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 sections 3(2)(e) and (f) and 3(3) of the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 65."
    }
  ],
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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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