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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-competition-england-regulations-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1371",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Competition) (England) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-competition-england-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 29th July 1988\nLaid before Parliament 8th August 1988\nComing into force 1st September 1988\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 6(3) and (4) 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."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1371/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."
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