{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-records-act-1962/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-records-act-1962/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/10-11/56",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Records) Act 1962",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-records-act-1962",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the law relating to the functions of local authorities with respect to records in written or other form.\n[1st August 1962]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 57(7), Sch. 13 para. 13(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act extended (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, s. 39, Sch. 13 para. 20(c)(with s. 54(5)(7), 55(7), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2))Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act applied (22.7.2004) by The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1777), art. 21(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act applied (22.7.2004) by The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1778), art. 21(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 1.10.1962, see s. 9(3)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/10-11/56/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:01:34.380145+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."
}