{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-residuary-body-england-order-1995/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-residuary-body-england-order-1995/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/401",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Residuary Body (England) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-residuary-body-england-order-1995",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this order—\n“the Act”means the Local Government Act 1992;\n“the 1972 Act”means the Local Government Act 1972\n“abolished authority”means a principal council which is or is to be wound up and dissolved by a section 17 order;\n“the abolition date”, in relation to an abolished authority, means the date on which the authority is or is to be wound up and dissolved;\n“relevant provision”means a statutory instrument under the Act or, in connection with the Act or such an instrument, under any other enactment; and\n“section 17 order”means an order under section 17 of the Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1997/732",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Residuary Body (England) (Amendment) Order 1997"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/401/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:16:07.886953+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."
}