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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-air-quality-and-soundscapes-wales-act-2024/section-20",
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  "legislation": "asc/2024/2",
  "legislation_title": "Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-air-quality-and-soundscapes-wales-act-2024",
  "path": "section/20",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Guidance for local authorities in relation to smoke control areas",
  "text": "After section 28A of the Clean Air Act 1993 (c. 11) insert—\n“Guidance for local authorities in Wales\n28B A local authority in Wales must have regard to any guidance published by the Welsh Ministers about the exercise of the authority’s functions under this Part.”",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 20 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 30(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 20 in force at 31.7.2025 by S.I. 2025/937, art. 2(e)"
    }
  ],
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      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "asc/2024/2",
      "affecting_title": "Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/2/section/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:48.452476+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}