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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/16",
  "legislation_title": "Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Natural England is to consist of—\n(a) a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State, and\n(b) not less than 8 nor more than 15 other members appointed by the Secretary of State.\n(2) The Secretary of State must consult the chairman before appointing the other members.\n(3) In appointing a person to be a member, the Secretary of State must have regard to the desirability of appointing a person who has experience of, and has shown some capacity in, some matter relevant to the exercise of Natural England's functions.\n(4) The Secretary of State may by order amend sub-paragraph (1)(b) so as to substitute a different number for a number specified there.\n(5) The power to make an order under sub-paragraph (4) is exercisable by statutory instrument.\n(6) A statutory instrument containing such an order is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 2.5.2006 by S.I. 2006/1176, art. 4"
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:14:48.014805+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}