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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-petty-sessional-divisions-etc-order-1973/schedule-1/part-III",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1973/1593",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Petty Sessional Divisions etc.) Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-petty-sessional-divisions-etc-order-1973",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/III",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": "INTERPRETATION",
  "text": "For the purposes of this Schedule, the expression—\n“division” means a petty sessional division which is in existence on the date of making of this Order; and\n“new division” means a petty sessional division named in column (2) of Part I or Part II of this Schedule;\nand any reference to an administrative county, county borough, borough, urban district, rural district or parish (except in the expression “new parish”) is a reference to that administrative area as it exists on the date of making of this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1974/403",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government (Petty Sessional Divisions etc.) (Amendment) Order 1974"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1593/schedule/1/part/III",
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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."
}