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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1971/schedule-9/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1971/78",
  "legislation_title": "Town and Country Planning Act 1971",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1971",
  "path": "schedule/9/paragraph/7",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The 1971 c. 62.Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 shall apply to a local inquiry or other hearing held in pursuance of this Schedule as it applies to a statutory inquiry held by the Secretary of State, but as if in section 12(1) of that Act (statement of reasons for decisions) the reference to any decision taken by the Secretary of State were a reference to a decision taken by a person appointed to determine the relevant appeal under this Schedule.\n(2) The functions of determining an appeal and doing anything in connection therewith conferred by this Schedule on a person appointed to determine an appeal thereunder who is an officer of the Department of the Environment or the Welsh Office shall be treated for the purposes of the 1967 c. 13.Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967—\n(a) if he was appointed by the Secretary of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to England, as functions of that Department; and\n(b) if he was appointed by the Secretary of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to Wales, as functions of the Welsh Office.",
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  "version": "current",
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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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