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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-neighbourhood-planning-referendums-amendment-regulations-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2016/9780111147757",
  "legislation_title": "The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-neighbourhood-planning-referendums-amendment-regulations-2016",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 333(3A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nTown And Country Planning, England\nMade ***\nComing into force 1st October 2016\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 333(2A) of, and paragraph 16(1) and (2)(c) of Schedule 4B to, the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and section 38A(3) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, makes the following Regulations.\nIn accordance with paragraph 16(5) of that Schedule, the Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission on these Regulations.\nIn accordance with section 333(3A) of the 1990 Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 8. Schedule 4B was inserted by section 116 of, and Schedule 10 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c.20) (“the 2011 Act”)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2004 c. 5. Section 38A was inserted by section 116 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 9 to, the 2011 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 333(3A) was inserted by section 121 of, and paragraph 22(3) of Schedule 12 to, the 2011 Act."
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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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