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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-model-code-of-conduct-order-2007/schedule/paragraph-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1159",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2007",
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  "path": "schedule/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "General obligations",
  "text": "You—\n(a) must not use or attempt to use your position as a member improperly to confer on or secure for yourself or any other person, an advantage or disadvantage; and\n(b) must, when using or authorising the use by others of the resources of your authority—\n(i) act in accordance with your authority’s reasonable requirements;\n(ii) ensure that such resources are not used improperly for political purposes (including party political purposes); and\n(c) must have regard to any applicable Local Authority Code of Publicity made under the Local Government Act 1986.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c.10."
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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."
}