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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-designation-of-functions-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/222",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authority Social Services (Designation of Functions) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-designation-of-functions-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL AUTHORITY\nSOCIAL SERVICES\nMade 20th February 1989\nComing into force 21st February 1989\nWhereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 13(3) of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by section 2(2) of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 hereby makes the following order:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 42; section 13(3) was amended by the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), section 194 and Schedule 34, Part XVI."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/222/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."
}