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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-declaration-of-acceptance-of-office-welsh-forms-order-1991/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-declaration-of-acceptance-of-office-welsh-forms-order-1991/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1169",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Declaration of Acceptance of Office) (Welsh Forms) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-declaration-of-acceptance-of-office-welsh-forms-order-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 1st May 1991\nComing into force 10th June 1991\nThe Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 83(1) and (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, section 31(7) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, section 2(2) and (3) of the Welsh Language Act 1967 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70; sections 83(1) and (4) were amended by section 30(2) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1989 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1967 c. 66."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1169/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."
}