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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1875/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1875/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/38-39/55",
  "legislation_title": "Public Health Act 1875",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1875",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act for consolidating and amending the Acts relating to Public Health in England.\n[11th August 1875]",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act amended by Public Health Act 1875 (Support of Sewers) Amendment Act 1883 (c. 37) and Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 180; extended by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 14 paras. 23, 24; extended (Greater London) by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), s. 40, Sch. 11 Pt. I paras. 1, 2; and excluded by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57), s. 53(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act: power to transfer certain functions conferred by Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22, SIF 100:1), s. 7(4)(a)Act extended (1.4.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 255(2); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(a), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act extended by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 15(1)Act (except s. 327): transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at Royal Assent"
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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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