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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-goods-and-services-public-bodies-order-1981/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1981/1049",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-goods-and-services-public-bodies-order-1981",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 21st July 1981\nLaid before Parliament 3rd August 1981\nComing into Operation 24th August 1981\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(5) and (6)(a) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 and now vested in him, and the Secretary of State for Wales in exercise of powers conferred by the said sections 1(5) and (6)(a), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, acting jointly hereby make the following order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1970/1681."
    }
  ],
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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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