{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-area-changes-amendment-regulations-1978/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-area-changes-amendment-regulations-1978/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1978/247",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Area Changes (Amendment) Regulations 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-area-changes-amendment-regulations-1978",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 20th February 1978\nLaid before Parliament 9th March 1978\nComing into Operation 30th March 1978\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 67(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 to, 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": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/247/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:40:03.077334+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}