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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-exemptions-england-and-wales-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/770",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (England and Wales) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-exemptions-england-and-wales-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 6th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 13th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, 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": "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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