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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006/section-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",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Review and research",
  "text": "(1) Natural England must keep under review all matters relating to its general purpose.\n(2) When reviewing any matter, Natural England must consult such bodies as appear to it to have an interest in the matter.\n(3) Natural England may—\n(a) undertake research into any matter relating to its general purpose, or\n(b) commission or support (by financial means or otherwise) research into any such matter.\n(4) In discharging its functions in monitoring nature conservation, carrying out research or analysing the resultant information, Natural England must have regard to common standards established under section 34(2)(c).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 3 in force at 1.10.2006 by S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/section/3",
    "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."
}