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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-914/annex-I/Section/4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/914",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 11 June 2008 on the confirmation of measures proposed by the Netherlands for the conservation of marine eco-systems in the Voordelta area (notified under document number C(2008) 2415) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (2008/914/EC)",
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  "number": "Section 4",
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  "text": "Access restrictions described above in Sections 1 to 3 do not apply to the following activities under Section 20, Subsection 4, of the Nature Conservation Act 1998:\nPerforming necessary government tasks\nPresence throughout the whole of the year for tasks performed by the government or on behalf of the government, with or without the use of a vessel, vehicle or aircraft, in so far as is necessary for purposes of conservation, maintenance, demarcation, monitoring, inspection or tracking and military activities.\nCable and pipeline maintenance\nMaintenance work carried out on cables and pipelines between 1 September and 1 May. Access outside of this period is only permitted as a matter of urgent necessity subject to the discretion of the competent authority.",
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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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