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  "legislation": "nisr/1995/380",
  "legislation_title": "The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995",
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  "heading": "Compensatory measures",
  "text": "Where in accordance with regulation 44 (considerations of overriding public interest)—\n(a) a plan or project is agreed to, notwithstanding a negative assessment of the implications for a European site, or\n(b) a decision, or a consent, permission or other authorisation, is affirmed on review, notwithstanding such an assessment,\nthe Department shall secure that any necessary compensatory measures are taken to ensure that the overall coherence of Natura 2000 is protected.",
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      "affecting": "nisr/2006/482",
      "affecting_title": "Water Abstraction and Impoundment (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006"
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    {
      "type": "applied (with modifications)",
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      "affecting_title": "Water Abstraction and Impoundment (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006"
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    {
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      "affecting": "nisr/2007/345",
      "affecting_title": "The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007"
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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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