{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sustainable-communities-parish-councils-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2275",
  "legislation_title": "The Sustainable Communities (Parish Councils) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sustainable-communities-parish-councils-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Local Government, England\nMade 9th September 2013\nLaid before Parliament 16th September 2013\nComing into force 14th October 2013\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5C(1) of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 and after having consulted—\n(a) local authorities;\n(b) such other persons who represent the interests of local authorities as the Secretary of State thought fit; and\n(c) the class of persons whom the Secretary of State specifies in this Order,\nin accordance with section 5C(2) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 c.23. Section 5C was inserted by section 2 of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Act 2010 (c. 21)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2275/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."
}