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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/26",
  "legislation_title": "Postal Services Act 2000",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Acquisition of Land Act 1981 shall apply to any compulsory purchase by a universal service provider of land or rights in England and Wales.\n(2) Schedule 3 to that Act shall apply in the case of a compulsory acquisition by a universal service provider of a right by the creation of a new right.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1981 c. 67."
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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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