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  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/63",
  "legislation_title": "Housing and Planning Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-1986",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make further provision with respect to housing, planning and local inquiries; to provide financial assistance for the regeneration of urban areas; and for connected purposes.\n[7th November, 1986]\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:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act modified (1.12.2008) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3002), art. 7 (with Sch. 2) (see S.I. 2008/3068, art. 2(1)(b))"
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      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "For extent see s. 58(1)(2)(3)."
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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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