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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-development-agency-act-1975/section-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1975/70",
  "legislation_title": "Welsh Development Agency Act 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-development-agency-act-1975",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Assistance to Assembly from public authorities and other persons.",
  "text": "(1) The Assembly may appoint a local authority, a National Park authority, the development corporation of a new town or any other body or person to act as its agent to carry out the Assembly's functions mentioned in section 1(3)(a) , (da) and (f) to (i) above or section 21C below.\n(1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2) For the purpose of assisting the Assembly to carry out any of the functions referred to in subsection (1) above, a local authority, a National Park authority or a development corporation, or any other body of a public nature, on being so requested by the Assembly, may place the services of any of their staff at the Assembly's disposal, on such terms as may be agreed with the Assembly.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 5: words in Act substituted (1.4.2006) by The Welsh Development Agency (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3226), arts. 1(1)(2), 7(1), {Sch. 1 para. 1, 2(a)} (with art. 3(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(1)(2) inserted (E.W) (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 78, Sch. 10 para. 13(2) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. (7)); S.I. 1995/2950, art. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 5(1) substituted (1.4.2006) by The Welsh Development Agency (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3226), arts. 1(1)(2), 7(1), Sch. 1 para. 6 (with art. 3(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 5: words in Act substituted (1.4.2006) by The Welsh Development Agency (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3226), arts. 1(1)(2), 7(1), {Sch. 1 para. 1, 2(b)} (with art. 3(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(1) inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 128, Sch. 14 para. 4(a) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(1) inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 128, Sch. 14 para. 4(b) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "S. 5(1A) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "S. 5: words in Act substituted (1.4.2006) by The Welsh Development Agency (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3226), arts. 1(1)(2), 7(1), {Sch. 1 para. 1, 2(a)} (with art. 3(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "S. 5 heading: words in Act substituted (1.4.2006) by The Welsh Development Agency (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3226), arts. 1(1)(2), 7(1), {Sch. 1 para. 1, 2} (with art. 3(1))"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/70/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:35:58.185836+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}