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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-act-1990/schedule-7/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1990/43",
  "legislation_title": "Environmental Protection Act 1990",
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  "number": "4",
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  "text": "(1) The three members appointed by the Secretary of State shall be persons appearing to the Secretary of State to have experience in or scientific knowledge of nature conservation; and the Secretary of State shall, in determining who to appoint, have regard to any recommendations made to him by the chairman.\n(2) Before appointing such a member the Secretary of State shall consult the chairman and such persons having scientific knowledge of nature conservation as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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