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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-targets-biodiversity-england-regulations-2022/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2022/9780348242966",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Targets (Biodiversity) (England) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-targets-biodiversity-england-regulations-2022",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the 2021 Act” means the Environment Act 2021;\n“the 2022 Red List Index for England” means the document entitled “Outcome Indicator Framework for England’s 25 Year Environment Plan: D5 Conservation status of our native species, Data Sheet 2022 (NERR124)” published by Natural England in October 2022;\n“native species” means species which naturally occur or have in the past naturally occurred in England, and include—\n(a) regularly occurring migratory species (both breeding and non-breeding) and natural colonists; and\n(b) species that have been reintroduced in England following past extinction;\n“natural colonists” means species that arrived in England of their own accord and have become established, including those that become migratory species;\n“species” includes ranks below and above species level, where these are listed—\n(a) for the purposes of Part 2 of these Regulations, in the 2022 Red List Index for England; or\n(b) for the purposes of Part 4 of these Regulations, in Schedule 2.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The 2022 Red List Index for England may be found at http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/6315201438941184 . A printed copy of the 2022 Red List Index for England may be obtained from Natural England, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester WR5 2NP."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348242966/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:44:03.219070+00:00"
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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."
}