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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Commission for Rural Communities) Order 2012 No. 2654
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order abolishes the Commission for Rural Communities established by section 17 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, and makes consequential repeals and revocations.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Rural Communities Policy Unit of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Bristol, BS1 6EB and from Defra’s website at www.defra.gov.uk.
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