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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-goods-and-services-public-bodies-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/308",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 13th February 1998\nLaid before Parliament 17th February 1998\nComing into force 10th March 1998\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(5) and (6) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 39. The power conferred on the Minister of Housing and Local Government is exercisable by the Secretary of State: S.I. 1970/1681, and see further S.I. 1997/2971."
    }
  ],
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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."
}