{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-towns-act-northern-ireland-1965/schedule-1/part-II/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "apni/1965/13",
  "legislation_title": "New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-towns-act-northern-ireland-1965",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/II/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Where the Ministry proposes to make a municipal functions order it shall prepare a draft of the order, and shall, before making the order—\n(a) cause a copy of the draft order to be laid before Parliament; and\n(b) publish and serve, in like manner as is provided by paragraph 3( c) and ( d) of Part I with respect to an order proposed to be made by the Minister under section 1, a notice—\n(i) describing the area in relation to which it is proposed to direct that the new town commission shall exercise municipal functions;\n(ii) stating that the draft of a municipal functions order has been prepared by the Ministry in relation thereto, and has been laid before Parliament; and\n(iii) naming a place or places (including a place in the area referred to in head (i)) where a copy of the draft order may be inspected at all reasonable hours.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1965/13/schedule/1/part/II/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:32:32.201049+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."
}