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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006-commencement-no-3-and-transitional-provisions-order-2006/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2541",
  "legislation_title": "The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006-commencement-no-3-and-transitional-provisions-order-2006",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nArticle 2 of this Order brings into force certain provisions of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16) (“the Act”) on 1st October 2006.\nArticle 3 and the Schedule contain transitional provisions.\nDetailed explanation of the provisions can be found in the Explanatory Notes for the Act, which are available from The Stationery Office, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN (or online at www.opsi.gov.uk).",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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