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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-wales-act-2016/section-13",
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  "legislation": "anaw/2016/3",
  "legislation_title": "Environment (Wales) Act 2016",
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  "path": "section/13",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Guidance about implementing area statements",
  "text": "(1) In exercising its functions, a public body must have regard to any guidance given to it by the Welsh Ministers about steps that should be taken to address the matters specified in an area statement under section 11(3).\n(2) The Welsh Ministers must publish any guidance they give for the purposes of this section.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/3/section/13",
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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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