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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-air-quality-and-soundscapes-wales-act-2024-commencement-no-3-order-2026/note",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2026/5",
  "legislation_title": "The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-air-quality-and-soundscapes-wales-act-2024-commencement-no-3-order-2026",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order is the third commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (“the Act”).\nThis Order brings section 7 (monitoring progress towards meeting targets) of the Act into force on 23 January 2026. Section 7 is the only remaining provision of the Act which is not already in force.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/5/note",
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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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