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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/m2-motorway-west-of-rochester-section-scheme-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/854",
  "legislation_title": "The M2 Motorway (West of Rochester Section) Scheme 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/m2-motorway-west-of-rochester-section-scheme-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 14th March 1996\nComing into force 9th April 1996\nThe Secretary of State for Transport makes this Scheme in exercise of powers conferred by sections 16 and 17 of the Highways Act 1980 and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 66."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/238."
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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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