{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-competition-wales-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2192",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Wales) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-competition-wales-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 1st September 1998\nLaid before Parliament 9th September 1998\nComing into force 30th September 1998\nThe Secretary of State for Wales, 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(3) was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2192/introduction",
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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."
}