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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-development-act-1952/section-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-development-act-1952/section-16.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/54",
  "legislation_title": "Town Development Act 1952",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-development-act-1952",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Contributions to expenses of land drainage works.",
  "text": "The council of a receiving district or an authority eligible to participate may contribute towards expenses incurred by the National Rivers Authority or by an internal drainage boardin the execution of works rendered necessary by the carrying out of development which, in the opinion of the authority making the contribution, is town development within the meaning of this Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1), Sch. 25 para. 19(3) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)"
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/54/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:17:20.088081+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}