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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-etc-miscellaneous-provision-order-1974/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1974/482",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) Order 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-etc-miscellaneous-provision-order-1974",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 19th March 1974\nLaid before Parliament 21st March 1974\nComing into Operation\nArticles 1, 2, 3, 9, 20, 29 and 30 22nd March 1974\nRemainder 1st April 1974\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 254(1)(a) and (2)(b), (c) and (h) of the Local Government Act 1972 and by those provisions as extended by section 34(1) of the Water Act 1973 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:—",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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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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