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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": "schedule/8/paragraph/2",
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  "number": "2",
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  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies to proposals for the alteration or replacement of a structure plan for the area of a local planning authority.\n(2) If before the commencement of Part 1 of this Act the authority have complied with section 33(2) of the principal Act (making copies of proposals and the explanatory memorandum available for inspection) the provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the principal Act continue to have effect in relation to the proposals.\n(3) In any other case—\n(a) the authority must take no further step in relation to the proposals;\n(b) the proposals have no effect.\n(4) If the proposals are adopted or approved by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) above, paragraph 1 of this Schedule applies to the policies contained in the proposals as if—\n(a) they were policies contained in a development plan within the meaning of section 54 of the principal Act;\n(b) the date of commencement of section 38 is the date when the proposals are adopted or approved (as the case may be).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
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      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 28.9.2004 for E. by S.I. 2004/2202, art. 2(j)"
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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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