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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-28A/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1972/70",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act 1972",
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  "path": "schedule/28A/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend the law relating to rights of admission to freedom of a city or town where—\n(a) the law is contained in a royal charter; and\n(b) the amendment is proposed in a qualifying resolution.\n(2) It is immaterial for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above whether the amendment is one which could be made under paragraph 2(3) above.\n(3) An Order in Council under this paragraph is not a statutory instrument for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "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",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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