{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-development-plans-order-1974/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1974/460",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (Development Plans) Order 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-development-plans-order-1974",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 13th March 1974\nLaid before Parliament 27th March 1974\nComing into Operation 1st April 1974\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment (in relation to England) and the Secretary of State for Wales (in relation to Wales) in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 254(1) and (2)(a) and (h) of the Local Government Act 1972, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:—",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/460/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."
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