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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/farm-land-and-rural-development-act-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/16",
  "legislation_title": "Farm Land and Rural Development Act 1988",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to provide for the payment of grants for certain purposes connected with farm businesses or with the conversion of agricultural land to woodlands; and to increase the limit on the number of members of the Development Commission.\n[10th May 1988]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Act: power to transfer certain functions conferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1Act: power to transfer certain functions conferred (27.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3141, arts. 2(1)(5), 3, Sch."
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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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