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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1857",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (Commencement No. 18) Order 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 15th July 1996\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 195(2) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "1989 c. 42."
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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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