{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-allowances-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-allowances-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/358",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-allowances-amendment-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 1st March 1988\nLaid before Parliament 9th March 1988\nComing into force 1st April 1988\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 upon them by sections 173 and 177A of the Local Government Act 1972, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70. The references in section 173(1) and (4) to “the prescribed amount” are to an amount prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State (section 270(1)). Sections 173A and 177A were inserted by, and section 173 was amended by section 24 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65). Section 173A was amended bt section 7 of the Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Act 1983 (c. 29). Section 177A was amended by paragraph 20 of Schedule 14 to the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/358/introduction",
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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."
}