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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-contracts-act-1997-commencement-no2-order-1997/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2878",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 (Commencement No.2) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-contracts-act-1997-commencement-no2-order-1997",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order, which extends only to Scotland, brings into force sections 2 to 9 of the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 (“the Act”) which make provision for safeguarding the interests of persons who enter into certain contracts with a local authority.\nArticle 2(1) of the Order brings into force on 2nd December 1997 certain of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 3 of the Act. Article 2(2) brings into force on 1st January 1998 the other provisions of section 3 and sections 2 and 4 to 9 of the Act.\nThe Act will be fully in force in consequence of this Order. Provision as to commencement of sections 2 to 9 in England and Wales was made by way of the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 (Commencement No.1) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2843).",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2878/note",
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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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