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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2010/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nia/2010/7",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision about the powers of district councils to enter into contracts and to acquire land otherwise than by agreement; to make provision in connection with the reorganisation of local government, including provision for controls on existing councils, for statutory transition committees and for the payment of severance allowances to councillors; to make provision in relation to the exercise of waste management functions of district councils; and for connected purposes.\n[26th March 2010]\nBE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Act: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 Pt. 1 (with art. 9(2))"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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