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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoke-control-areas-exempted-fireplaces-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1108",
  "legislation_title": "The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoke-control-areas-exempted-fireplaces-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CLEAN AIR\nMade 16th April 1996\nLaid before Parliament 24th April 1996\nComing into force 15th May 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the Clean Air Act 1993, being satisfied that the classes of fireplace described in the Schedule hereto can be used for burning fuel other than authorised fuels without producing any smoke or a substantial quantity of smoke, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 11."
    }
  ],
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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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