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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1974-commencement-no-2-order-1977/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1977/943",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Act 1974 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1974-commencement-no-2-order-1977",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.\n(2) In this order, “the Act” means the Local Government Act 1974.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/943/article/2",
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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."
}