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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-of-land-vesting-declarations-england-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/19",
  "legislation_title": "The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Vesting Declarations) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-of-land-vesting-declarations-england-amendment-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ACQUISITION OF LAND, ENGLAND\nMade 8th January 2026\nLaid before Parliament 12th January 2026\nComing into force 18th February 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1), 4(1) and 6(1) of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See the definition of “prescribed”. The function of the Secretary of State under section 2(1) to prescribe by regulations, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, was transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). This function was subsequently transferred from the National Assembly to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1981 c. 66. Section 2(1) was amended by section 108(2) of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34) (“the 2025 Act”). Section 4(1) was amended by section 184 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) (“the 2016 Act”) and section 108(3) of the 2025 Act. Section 6(1) was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 15 to the 2016 Act."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/19/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:07:34.965522+00:00"
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  "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."
}