{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-159",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-159.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/29",
  "legislation_title": "Planning Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008",
  "path": "section/159",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "159",
  "heading": "Interpretation: land and rights over land",
  "text": "(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Part.\n(2) “Land” includes any interest in or right over land.\n(3) Acquiring a right over land includes acquiring it by the creation of a new right as well as by the acquisition of an existing one.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 159 applied (3.8.2024) by The Mallard Pass Solar Farm Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/796), arts. 1, 12(8) (with art. 32, Sch. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 159 applied (30.4.2026) by The Springwell Solar Farm Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/419), arts. 1, 14(8) (with art. 48)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 159 in force at 1.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/101, art. 3(i) (with art. 6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/section/159",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:38.131823+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."
}