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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-rating-matters-order-1973/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-rating-matters-order-1973/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1973/1625",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Rating Matters) Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-rating-matters-order-1973",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 24th September 1973\nLaid before Parliament 4th October 1973\nComing into Operation 15th October 1973\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, in relation to England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 254(1) and (2)(d) of the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1625/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:00:22.271791+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."
}