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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-competition-england-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/175",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (England) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-competition-england-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 28th January 1997\nLaid before Parliament 31st January 1997\nComing into force 21st February 1997\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 6(3) and 15(6) of the Local Government Act 1988, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 9. Section 6 is amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19)."
    }
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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."
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