{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sustainable-communities-regulations-2012/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sustainable-communities-regulations-2012/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1523",
  "legislation_title": "The Sustainable Communities Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sustainable-communities-regulations-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Local Government, England\nMade 13th June 2012\nLaid before Parliament 18th June 2012\nComing into force 26th July 2012\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5B and 5D(1) of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 and after having consulted—\n(a) local authorities; and\n(b) such other persons who represent the interests of local authorities as the Secretary of State thought fit,\nin accordance with section 5B(5) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 c. 23. Section 5B was inserted by section 2 of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Act 2010 (c. 21)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1523/introduction",
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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."
}