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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-scotland-act-2026/section-42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-scotland-act-2026/section-42.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2026/6",
  "legislation_title": "Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-scotland-act-2026",
  "path": "section/42",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Nature conservation marine protected areas: climate adaptation",
  "text": "(1) The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 is modified as follows.\n(2) In section 68 (Nature Conservation MPAs: additional requirements relating to designation), in subsection (7)—\n(a) for “may” substitute “must”,\n(b) after fourth “to” insert “climate adaptation and”.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 42 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 59(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 42 in force at 26.10.2026 by S.S.I. 2026/275, reg. 2(y)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/6/section/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:11:47.457481+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."
}