{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-wales-act-2016/section-24",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-wales-act-2016/section-24.json",
  "legislation": "anaw/2016/3",
  "legislation_title": "Environment (Wales) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-wales-act-2016",
  "path": "section/24",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Power to amend periods for the preparation and publication of documents",
  "text": "(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision changing the time by which the following documents must be prepared or published—\n(za) an evaluation report prepared under section 6A;\n(a) a state of natural resources report or a draft of such a report;\n(b) the national natural resources policy.\n(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision by way of amendment of this Part.\n(3) Before making regulations under subsection (1) in relation to the documents mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b), the Welsh Ministers must consult NRW.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 24(1)(za) inserted (27.6.2026) by Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026 (asc 4), ss. 39(2)(a), 46(2)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 24(3) inserted (27.6.2026) by Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026 (asc 4), ss. 39(2)(b), 46(2)(f)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/3/section/24",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:18:15.783470+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."
}