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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-2020/schedule-1/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-2020/schedule-1/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2020/22",
  "legislation_title": "Fisheries Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-2020",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Each of the fisheries policy authorities must—\n(a) specify a period (“the scrutiny period”) for scrutiny of the consultation draft by the appropriate legislature, and\n(b) on or before the first day of that period lay a copy of the consultation draft before the appropriate legislature.\n(2) Sub-paragraph (3) applies if, during the scrutiny period—\n(a) an appropriate legislative body passes a resolution with regard to the consultation draft, or\n(b) an appropriate legislative committee makes a recommendation with regard to the consultation draft.\n(3) The fisheries policy authority must lay before the appropriate legislature a statement setting out its response to the resolution or recommendation.\n(4) In this paragraph—\n“the appropriate legislature” means—\n(a)where the fisheries policy authority is the Secretary of State, Parliament;\n(b)where the fisheries policy authority is the Scottish Ministers, the Scottish Parliament;\n(c)where the fisheries policy authority is the Welsh Ministers, Senedd Cymru;\n(d)where the fisheries policy authority is the Northern Ireland department, the Northern Ireland Assembly;\n“an appropriate legislative body” means—\n(a)where the fisheries policy authority is the Secretary of State, either House of Parliament;\n(b)where the fisheries policy authority is the Scottish Ministers, the Scottish Parliament;\n(c)where the fisheries policy authority is the Welsh Ministers, Senedd Cymru;\n(d)where the fisheries policy authority is the Northern Ireland department, the Northern Ireland Assembly;\n“an appropriate legislative committee” means a committee of an appropriate legislative body;\n“the consultation draft” means the draft prepared and published under paragraph 2.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/22/schedule/1/paragraph/3",
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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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