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          <Strong>PART 3</Strong>
        </Number><Title>PROMOTING ACCESS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/part/3/chapter/4/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/part/3/chapter/4" NumberOfProvisions="9" RestrictEndDate="2021-03-04" RestrictStartDate="2021-01-21" id="part-3-chapter-4" RestrictExtent="E+W"><Number>CHAPTER 4</Number><Title>LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS</Title><P1group RestrictEndDate="2021-05-01" RestrictStartDate="2021-01-21" RestrictExtent="E+W"><Title>Notices etc. of local authority meetings</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/49/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/49" id="section-49"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="c24511301"/>49</Pnumber><P1para><Text>Part 1 of Schedule 4 makes amendments to the 1972 Act and other Acts, concerning notices and other documents relating to meetings of local authorities.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c24511301" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 49 in force at 21.1.2021 for specified purposes, see s. 175(1)(c)(7)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>