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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-discretionary-expenditure-limits-england-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2878",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Discretionary Expenditure Limits) (England) Order 2002",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND\nMade 19th November 2002\nLaid before Parliament 26th November 2002\nComing into force 31st March 2003\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 137(4AA) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70. Section 137 was amended by section 36 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, section 44 of the Local Government (miscellaneous provisions) Act 1944, section 45(1) of the Audit Commission Act 1998, section 3(3) of the Local Government Act 1986, Schedule 15 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and by section 18 of the Local Government Act 2000."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2878/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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