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  "legislation": "uksi/1985/1887",
  "legislation_title": "The Transport Act 1985 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1985",
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  "number": "7",
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  "text": "Any person who on 5th January 1986 was a deputy to the chairman of the traffic commissioners for any traffic area shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Secretary of State under paragraph 3 (if his appointment was under paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the 1981 Act) or paragraph 4 (if his appointment was under paragraph 5 of that Schedule) of Schedule 2 to the 1981 Act as substituted by section 3 of the 1985 Act as the deputy to the traffic commissioner for that area on the same terms and conditions as those on which he was appointed as deputy to the chairman of the traffic commissioners.",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:58:38.273873+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."
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