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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-exemptions-schools-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2748",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Schools) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988-defined-activities-exemptions-schools-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 18th November 1997\nLaid before Parliament 21st November 1997\nComing into force\nin relation to authorities in England:\n— for the purposes of the activities specified in section 2(2)(a) to (i) of the Local Government Act 1988 12th December 1997\n— for the purposes of the activities specified in section 2(2)(j) and (k) of that Act 1st October 1998\n— for the purposes of the activities specified in section 2(2)(l) and (n) of that Act 1st January 1999\n— for the purposes of the activity specified in section 2(2)(m) of that Act 1st April 1999\nin relation to authorities in Wales 12th December 1997\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 2(9) and 15(5) and (7) 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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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