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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-28A/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-28A/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1972/70",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972",
  "path": "schedule/28A/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This Schedule makes provision for the laws relating to freedom of a city or town to be amended by, or pursuant to, a resolution of persons admitted to that freedom.\n(2) The powers conferred by this Schedule are without prejudice to any other power to amend the law relating to freedom of a city or town.\n(3) In this Schedule—\n“appropriate national authority” means—\n(a)the Secretary of State, in relation to a city or town in England;\n(b)the Welsh Ministers, in relation to a city or town in Wales;\n“enactment” includes in particular—\n(a)a royal charter or other instrument made under the royal prerogative;\n(b)any instrument made under an enactment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 28A inserted (12.1.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 28(3), 148(1)(d)"
    }
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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."
}