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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-new-towns-act-1981-local-authority-oversight-regulations-2018/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2018/9780111169995",
  "legislation_title": "The New Towns Act 1981 (Local Authority Oversight) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-new-towns-act-1981-local-authority-oversight-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the 1981 Act” means the New Towns Act 1981;\n“locally-led new town” means a new town, designated by order under section 1 of the 1981 Act (designation of areas), in relation to which the Secretary of State has appointed an oversight authority; and\n“oversight authority” means one or more local authorities appointed by the Secretary of State to oversee the development of a new town pursuant to section 1A(2) of the 1981 Act (local authority to oversee development of new town).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111169995/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:04:32.288967+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."
}