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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006/schedule-4/paragraph-18",
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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",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, the joint committee must—\n(a) prepare an annual report on how it has discharged their functions during the year, and\n(b) send a copy of the report to the appropriate authorities and the UK conservation bodies.\n(2) The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the report before each House of Parliament.\n(3) The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 18 in force at 1.10.2006 by S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)"
    }
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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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