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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-principles-governance-and-biodiversity-targets-wales-act-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-4",
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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/4",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Terms of non-executive members",
  "text": "(1) A non-executive member of the OEGW holds office for such a period, and on such terms and conditions, as may be specified in the terms of appointment, but this is subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) and paragraph 5.\n(2) The period of office specified in a non-executive member’s terms of appointment may not exceed 4 years.\n(3) A person may not be appointed as a non-executive member for more than 2 periods of office (and sub-paragraph (2) applies to each period of office).\n(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), the following do not count as appointments for a period of office—\n(a) a person’s appointment as chairperson or deputy chairperson for a period of 12 months or less in the circumstances set out in paragraph 9(2), or\n(b) a person’s appointment as a non-executive member other than chairperson or deputy chairperson for a period of 12 months or less in the circumstances set out in paragraph 9(4).\n(5) The OEGW may, with the approval of the Welsh Ministers, pay its non-executive members such remuneration, expenses and allowances as the OEGW may determine.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 27.6.2026, see s. 46(2)(c)"
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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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