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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-exemptions-combined-fire-authorities-etc-order-1998/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1380",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Combined Fire Authorities Etc.) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-exemptions-combined-fire-authorities-etc-order-1998",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendments of Order",
  "text": "(1) In article 3 of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (England and Wales) Order 1996—\n(a) in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), after “for a police authority” insert “or a combined fire authority”; and\n(b) in paragraph (5),\n(i) after the definition of “gross annual cost” omit “and”;\n(ii) at the end of the definition of “police authority” add—\n“; and\n“combined fire authority” means a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme”.\n(2) In article 4 of that Order, in paragraph (2), in the definition of “relevant date”—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (b), omit “and”; and\n(b) at the end of that definition, insert—\n“and\n(d) in the case of a relevant order which takes effect in relation to that council on 1st April 1998, 1st April 2000;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/770."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1380/article/3",
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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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