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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1985/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1985/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/51",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1985",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to abolish the Greater London Council and the metropolitan county councils; to transfer their functions to the local authorities in their areas and, in some cases, to other bodies; and to provide for other matters consequential on, or connected with, the abolition of those councils.\n[16th July 1985]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Certain rights and liabilities arising by virtue of the Act transferred by S.I. 1986/148, art. 9(1)(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act amended by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), ss. 58(5), 140(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act explained by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c.71, SIF 61) s. 5(1), Sch. 3 para. 5(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."
}