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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-2020/schedule-3/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2020/22",
  "legislation_title": "Fisheries Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-2020",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/5",
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  "number": "5",
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  "text": "A sea fish licensing authority may exercise its licensing functions so as to limit—\n(a) the number of fishing boats, or any class of fishing boats, engaged in fishing in any area, or\n(b) fishing in any area for any description of fish,\nto such extent as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the regulation of sea fishing.",
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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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