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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-exemption-from-political-restrictions-designation-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1644",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Exemption from Political Restrictions) (Designation) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-exemption-from-political-restrictions-designation-regulations-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Local Government, England\nMade 25th June 2012\nLaid before Parliament 28th June 2012\nComing into force 26th July 2012\nThe Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3A(7B) and (7C) and 190 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 42. Section 3A was inserted by section 202 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28). Subsections (7A) to (7C) were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) which made other amendments to section 3A."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1644/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."
}