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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-and-compulsory-purchase-act-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/5",
  "legislation_title": "Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-and-compulsory-purchase-act-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision relating to spatial development and town and country planning; and the compulsory acquisition of land.\n[13th May 2004]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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      "text": "Act modified (E.W.) (24.8.2005) by Town and Country Planning (Isles of Scilly) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2085), art. 4(1) (with art. 5)"
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act applied (E.W.) (with modifications) in Pt. (17.3.2017) by The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/430), art. 4(5), Sch. 1 Pt. 2"
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      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act: power to amend conferred (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 132, 255(3)(a) (with s. 247)"
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