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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-principles-governance-and-biodiversity-targets-wales-act-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "asc/2026/4",
  "legislation_title": "Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-principles-governance-and-biodiversity-targets-wales-act-2026",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Disqualification",
  "text": "(1) A person is disqualified from being a member of the OEGW if the person is—\n(a) a member of—\n(i) Senedd Cymru;\n(ii) the House of Commons;\n(iii) the House of Lords;\n(iv) the Scottish Parliament;\n(v) the Northern Ireland Assembly;\n(b) a member of a county council or a county borough council in Wales;\n(c) a member of a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;\n(d) a member of Natural Resources Wales;\n(e) a member of the Welsh Government;\n(f) a Minister of the Crown;\n(g) a member of the Scottish Government;\n(h) a Northern Ireland Minister;\n(i) the holder of an office, or a member or member of staff of a body, specified by the Welsh Ministers by regulations.\n(2) A person is also disqualified from being a non-executive member if the person is a member of the OEGW’s staff.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 27.6.2026, see s. 46(2)(c)"
    }
  ],
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      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "asc/2026/4",
      "affecting_title": "Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026"
    },
    {
      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "asc/2026/4",
      "affecting_title": "Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026"
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/4/schedule/1/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:38.736045+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."
}