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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-27/paragraph-24",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/23",
  "legislation_title": "English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026",
  "path": "schedule/27/paragraph/24",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Part of this Schedule—\n“permitted provision” means provision that may be made under any other Part of this Schedule;\n“pilot scheme” means regulations under paragraph 19;\n“piloting period” has the meaning given in paragraph 19(1);\n“successful” has the meaning given in sub-paragraph (2).\n(2) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, a pilot scheme is “successful” if the changes made by it secured, or contributed to securing, the effective exercise of functions in relation to the areas of competence.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 27 para. 24 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 108(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 27 para. 24 in force at 29.6.2026 in so far as not already in force, see s. 108(5)"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/27/paragraph/24",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:43:57.197615+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."
}