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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/slaughterhouses-act-1974/section-27",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1974/3",
  "legislation_title": "Slaughterhouses Act 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/slaughterhouses-act-1974",
  "path": "section/27",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Local authorities for purposes of Part I.",
  "text": "In this Part of this Act “local authority” means—\n(a) as respects the City of London, the Common Council;\n(b) as respects any London borough, the council of the borough; . . .\n(c) as respects any district in England, the council of the district and.\n(d) as respects any county or county borough in Wales, the council of the county or county borough.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in s. 27(b) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6)(8), Sch. 16, para. 43(1), Sch. 18, (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word inserted in s. 27(c) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16, para. 43(1)(with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 27(d) and the word preceding it added (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16, para. 43(1)(with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/3/section/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:46:19.496502+00:00"
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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."
}