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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rate-limitation-designation-of-authorities-exemption-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/729",
  "legislation_title": "The Rate Limitation (Designation of Authorities) (Exemption) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rate-limitation-designation-of-authorities-exemption-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 13th April 1988\nLaid before the House of Commons 22nd April 1988\nComing into force 13th May 1988\nWhereas the total of relevant expenditure for local authorities in England as estimated for the purposes of the Rate Support Grant Report (England) 1988/89 was greater than that total as estimated for the purposes of the Rate Support Grant Report (England) 1987/88 by 7.569%;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(3) and (8) of the Rates Act 1984, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 163."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1987 HC 253."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1984 c. 33."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/729/introduction",
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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."
}