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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-administration-matters-subject-to-investigation-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/242",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Administration (Matters Subject to Investigation) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-administration-matters-subject-to-investigation-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 17th February 1988\nLaid before Parliament 25th February 1988\nComing into force 1st April 1988\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of February 1988\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, by virtue of and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 26(9) of the Local Government Act 1974, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 7."
    }
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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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