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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merseyside-development-corporation-planning-functions-liverpool-and-wirral-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1968",
  "legislation_title": "The Merseyside Development Corporation (Planning Functions) (Liverpool and Wirral) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merseyside-development-corporation-planning-functions-liverpool-and-wirral-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "URBAN DEVELOPMENT\nMade 9th November 1988\nLaid before Parliament 17th November 1988\nComing in to force 8th December 1988\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 149(1), (3) and (11) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 65"
    }
  ],
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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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