{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-area-changes-amendment-regulations-1978/schedule-2",
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  "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": "schedule/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "“Construction of pre-1967 references to parishes\n40A (1) The provisions of this regulation—\n(a) apply in relation to England outside Greater London;\n(b) so apply for the construction of any enactment passed before 22nd March 1967; and\n(c) shall have effect subject to any contrary intention which may appear in any such enactment.\n(2) Where any part of a parish ceases to form part of any parish, any reference in any such enactment to a parish or an urban parish shall be construed as including a reference to such part of a parish.\n(3) Where any part of an area to which paragraph (2), (3) or (4) of paragraph 6 of Schedule 29 to the Local Government Act 1972, as enacted or as extended by article 3(19) of the Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) (No. 2) Order 1974, applies becomes a parish or part of a parish, such paragraph shall cease to apply to the first-mentioned part.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/247/schedule/2",
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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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