{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/metropolitan-districts-names-order-1973/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/metropolitan-districts-names-order-1973/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1973/137",
  "legislation_title": "The Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/metropolitan-districts-names-order-1973",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 31st January 1973\nComing into Operation 1st April 1973\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1(3) 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": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/137/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:19:43.418010+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."
}