{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-wales-act-2016/section-8A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-wales-act-2016/section-8A.json",
  "legislation": "anaw/2016/3",
  "legislation_title": "Environment (Wales) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-wales-act-2016",
  "path": "section/8A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8A",
  "heading": "Duty to promote awareness of biodiversity",
  "text": "The Welsh Ministers must take steps to promote awareness in Wales of the importance of biodiversity and of the threats to biodiversity.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 8A inserted (27.6.2026) by Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026 (asc 4), ss. 40(2), 46(2)(f)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/3/section/8A",
    "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."
}