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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-mayor-of-london-order-2000/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1493",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-mayor-of-london-order-2000",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972;\n“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;\n“the GLA Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999;\n“the Use Classes Order” means the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987;\n“GDPO” means the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995;\n“application of potential strategic importance” has the meaning given in the Schedule; and\n“Mayor” means the Mayor of London.\n(2) For the purposes of this Order the date of receipt of an application shall be determined in accordance with article 20(3) (time periods for decision) of the GDPO.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/764; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1991/1567, 1994/724, 1995/297."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/419; a relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/1817."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1493/article/2",
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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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