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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legislative-reform-local-authority-consent-requirements-england-and-wales-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110818948",
  "legislation_title": "The Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2008",
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  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 18(7) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nLocal Government, England And Wales\nRegulatory Reform\nMade 2008\nComing into force 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government makes the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.\nFor the purposes of section 3(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, she considers that the conditions under section 3(2), where relevant, are satisfied.\nAgreement to the making of the Order has been given by the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 11(1) of that Act and by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 11(2) of that Act.\nShe has consulted in accordance with section 13(1) of that Act, save to the extent covered by section 13(3) and 13(4) of that Act.\nShe laid a draft Order and an explanatory document before Parliament in accordance with section 14(1) of that Act.\nPursuant to section 15(4) of that Act, the super-affirmative resolution procedure (within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act) applies in relation to the making of the Order.\nAfter the expiry of the 60-day period mentioned in section 18 of that Act, and in accordance with section 18(7), the Secretary of State laid a revised draft Order and statement before Parliament, and the draft was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 51; sections 1, 4, 11, 13, 24 and 27 have been amended by the Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), Schedule 1, paragraphs 143 to 149."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 11 as amended by S.I. 2007/1388 makes separate provision for the agreement of the National Assembly for Wales as constituted under the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), and of the Welsh Ministers."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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