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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/high-speed-rail-west-midlands-crewe-act-2021/schedule-17/paragraph-20",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2021/2",
  "legislation_title": "High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021",
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  "path": "schedule/17/paragraph/20",
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  "number": "20",
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  "text": "(1) The appropriate Ministers may by directions require a planning authority to refer any request for approval under Part 1 to them.\n(2) In determining a request referred to them under this paragraph, the appropriate Ministers have the same powers as the authority making the reference.\n(3) The determination by the appropriate Ministers of a request referred to them under this paragraph is final.\n(4) Directions under this paragraph may—\n(a) be given in relation to a specified request or requests of a specified description, and\n(b) revoke or vary previous directions under this paragraph.",
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  "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."
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