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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/highlands-and-islands-development-scotland-act-1965-repealed-2071992/section-18",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1965/46",
  "legislation_title": "Highlands and Islands Development (Scotland) Act 1965 (repealed 20.7.1992)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/highlands-and-islands-development-scotland-act-1965-repealed-2071992",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "(1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires—\n“function” includes power and duty;\n“Highlands and Islands” means the area described in section 1(2) of this Act;\n“land” includes land covered by water, salmon fishings and, in relation to the acquisition or disposal of land under section 4 of this Act, any right or interest in or over land;\n“local authority” means a regional, islands or district council within the meaning of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.\n(2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 27 Pt. II para. 161"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1973 c. 65."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/46/section/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:57:36.066401+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."
}