{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-permitted-parking-area-and-special-parking-area-borough-of-blackpool-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2677",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Borough of Blackpool) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-permitted-parking-area-and-special-parking-area-borough-of-blackpool-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROAD TRAFFIC\nMade 15th October2003\nLaid before Parliament 16th October 2003\nComing into force 10th November 2003\nWhereas Blackpool Borough Council has applied to the Secretary of State for an order to be made under paragraphs 1(1) and 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 with respect to the whole of their area and the Secretary of State has consulted the Chief Constable of the Lancashire Police in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 1(3) and 2(3) of that Schedule and the Council on Tribunals in accordance with the requirements of section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992;\nNOW, the Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1(1), 2(1) and 3(3) of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 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": "1991 c. 40. Schedule 3 was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (Amendment of Schedule 3) (England and Wales) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/500) and by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (Special Parking Areas) (England) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/859) as regards England. The functions of the Lancashire County Council in relation to the borough of Blackpool were transferred to Blackpool Borough Council by the Lancashire (Boroughs of Blackburn and Blackpool) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1898)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
    }
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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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