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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/metropolitan-counties-local-statutory-provisions-order-1979/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1979/969",
  "legislation_title": "The Metropolitan Counties (Local Statutory Provisions) Order 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/metropolitan-counties-local-statutory-provisions-order-1979",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 1st August 1979\nLaid before Parliament 9th August 1979\nComing into Operation 30th August 1979\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 262(9)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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