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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sustainable-communities-regulations-2012/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sustainable-communities-regulations-2012/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1523",
  "legislation_title": "The Sustainable Communities Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sustainable-communities-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Local authorities: mandatory steps before making proposals",
  "text": "Before making a proposal, a local authority must—\n(a) consult and try to reach agreement about the proposal with persons who in the opinion of the authority are representatives of interested local persons; and\n(b) have regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1523/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:29:09.618746+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."
}