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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1971/section-157",
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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": "section/157",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "157",
  "heading": "Payment of compensation",
  "text": "Where compensation is determined under section 156 of this Act to be payable, the Secretary of State shall pay the compensation to the person entitled thereto in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Part of this Act.",
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  "status": null,
  "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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