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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nature-conservation-and-amenity-lands-northern-ireland-order-1985/article-15",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1985/170",
  "legislation_title": "The Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nature-conservation-and-amenity-lands-northern-ireland-order-1985",
  "path": "article/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Advice and consultations on nature reserves",
  "text": "(1) The Committee for Nature Conservation shall advise the Department on the establishment and management of nature reserves.\n(2) Where the Department proposes to establish a nature reserve on any land which lies wholly or partly within the district of a district council, the Department shall consult that council before—\n(a) acquiring the land under Article 6; or\n(b) entering into any agreement or covenant under Article 8 or 17 in relation to that land.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1985/170/article/15",
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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."
}