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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-habitats-and-species-regulations-2017/regulation-137",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1012",
  "legislation_title": "The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-habitats-and-species-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/137",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "137",
  "heading": "Local inquiries",
  "text": "(1) The appropriate authority may cause a local inquiry to be held for the purposes of the exercise of any of its functions under these Regulations.\n(2) The provisions of section 250(2) to (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 (which relate to evidence and costs in inquiries) apply in relation to an inquiry held under this regulation.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70; section 250 was amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), sections 37, 38 and 46; the Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63), Schedule 12, Part 3; and the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1012/regulation/137",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:07:21.486081+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."
}