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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-registration-service-order-1973/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-registration-service-order-1973/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1973/1654",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Registration Service) Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-registration-service-order-1973",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 2nd October 1973\nLaid before parliament 11th October 1973\nComing into Operation 1st November 1973\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of his powers under sections 254 and 255 of the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1654/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:00:12.924629+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."
}