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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1974-commencement-no-3-order-1978/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1978/1583",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Act 1974 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1974-commencement-no-3-order-1978",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 3rd November 1978\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 43(2) and (3) of the Local Government Act 1974 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/1583/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:27:16.100348+00:00"
  },
  "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."
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