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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-exemptions-combined-fire-authorities-etc-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1380",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Combined Fire Authorities Etc.) Order 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 2nd June 1998\nLaid before Parliament 11th June 1998\nComing into force 2nd July 1998\nThe Secretary of State fo r the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in relation to England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 2(9) and 15(5) of the Local Government Act 1988, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See S.I. 1997/2971."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1988 c. 9."
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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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