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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-property-etc-merseyside-order-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1463",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Reorganisation (Property, etc.) (Merseyside) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-property-etc-merseyside-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 13th August 1987\nLaid before Parliament 19th August 1987\nComing into force 9th September 1987\nWhereas the Merseyside Residuary Body, acting pursuant to section 67(2) of the Local Government Act 1985, has submitted proposals to the Secretary of State for the transfer of certain property, rights and liabilities to local authorities, and he has decided to give effect to those proposals without modification:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 67(3) and 101 of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 51."
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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."
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