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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-towns-scotland-act-1968/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1968/16",
  "legislation_title": "New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-towns-scotland-act-1968",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to new towns and to matters connected therewith, being those enactments in their application to Scotland; with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.\n[28th March 1968]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act amended with the substitution of references to Lands Tribunal for Scotland or member of that Tribunal for references to arbiter or official arbiter and of references to Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1963 (c. 51, SIF 28:2), ss. 8, 9 or 11 for references to ss. 2, 3 or 5 of that Act by s. 47(5) of this Act"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act excluded by New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64, SIF 123:3), s. 64(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act extended by Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48, SIF 96), s. 76, Sch. 4 para. 93(1)(4); Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16, SIF 9), s. 2, Sch. 2 paras. 4, 5; Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 58, Sch. 2 para. 1(1) and Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(1)(xxi), Sch. 8 para. 33Act extended (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(xvi); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act modified by Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16, SIF 9), s. 2, Sch. 2 para. 5 and Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(9)(d) Sch. 8 para. 33Act modified (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(10)(c); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2Act modified (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 37, Sch. 5 para. 1(2)(l) (with s. 106); S.I. 2001/869, art.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act modified by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1), Sch. 16 para. 3(2)(d) (with s. 112(3), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act amended by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1), Sch. 16 para. 2(2)(9)(b) (with s. 112(3), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act applied (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 8, ss. 116(3)(a), 278(2)"
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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