{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1999/section-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1999/section-20.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/27",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1999",
  "path": "section/20",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Publication of information.",
  "text": "At the end of section 2(1) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (duty of authorities to publish information) there shall be inserted—\n;and any other authority which is a best value authority for the purposes of Part I of the Local Government Act 1999 (best value).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1980 c.65."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 20 wholly in force at 1.10.1999; s. 20 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 27; s. 20 in force (E.) at 27.9.1999 and (W.) for certain purposes at 27.9.1999 by S.I. 1999/2169, art. 3(2), Sch. 2; s. 20 in force (W.) at 1.10.1999 by S.I. 1999/2815, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/27/section/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:48.465960+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."
}