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  "legislation": "asc/2026/4",
  "legislation_title": "Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026",
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  "path": "section/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Environmental principles",
  "text": "In this Part, the “environmental principles” are—\n(a) the precautionary principle so far as relating to the environment;\n(b) the principle that preventative action should be taken to avoid environmental damage;\n(c) the principle that environmental damage should as a priority be rectified at source;\n(d) the polluter pays principle.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S. 2 in force at 27.6.2026, see s. 46(2)(a)"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/4/section/2",
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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."
}