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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-of-land-written-representations-procedure-ministers-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2594",
  "legislation_title": "The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Written Representations Procedure) (Ministers) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-of-land-written-representations-procedure-ministers-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ACQUISITION OF LAND, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 4th October 2004\nLaid before Parliament 8th October 2004\nComing into force 31st October 2004\nThe First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 7(2), 13A(2) and (6) and 13B(7) of, and paragraph 4A(2), (7) and (8) of Schedule 1 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 67; sections 13A(2) and (6) and 13B(7) and paragraph 4A(2), (7) and (8) were inserted by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 c. 5. Some, but not all, of the functions of the Secretary of State in authorising compulsory purchase of land in Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 SI No.672."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2594/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:17:40.807125+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}