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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-principles-governance-and-biodiversity-targets-wales-act-2026/section-32",
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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": "section/32",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "32",
  "heading": "Meaning of “public authority”",
  "text": "In this Part, “public authority” means a person, other than the OEGW, who is—\n(a) a devolved Welsh authority within the meaning given by section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), or\n(b) listed in paragraph 9(2) or (6) of Schedule 7B to that Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 32 in force at 27.6.2026, see s. 46(2)(e)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/4/section/32",
    "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."
}