{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-miscellaneous-provision-order-1975/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-miscellaneous-provision-order-1975/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1975/244",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Miscellaneous Provision) Order 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-miscellaneous-provision-order-1975",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.\n(2) In this order “the Act” means the Local Government Act 1972.\n(3) In this order—\n(a) references to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment;\n(b) references to any instrument shall be construed as references to that instrument as amended, extended or applied by any other instrument.\n(4) Any reference in this order to a numbered article shall, unless the reference is to an article of a specified order, be construed as a reference to the article bearing that number in this order.\n(5) Any reference in any article of this order to a numbered paragraph shall, unless the reference is to a paragraph of a specified article, be construed as a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the first-mentioned article.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/244/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:15:57.573440+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}