{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-discretionary-expenditure-limits-order-1993/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-discretionary-expenditure-limits-order-1993/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/41",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Discretionary Expenditure Limits) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-discretionary-expenditure-limits-order-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 12th January 1993\nLaid before Parliament 20th January 1993\nComing into force 1st April 1993\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 137(4AA) and (5), section 265(2) and (3) and 266(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70. Section 137(4AA) is inserted by section 36(7) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, c. 42."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/41/introduction",
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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."
}