{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/virgin-islands-constitution-order-2007/article-29",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1678",
  "legislation_title": "The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/virgin-islands-constitution-order-2007",
  "path": "article/29",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Protection of the environment",
  "text": "Every person has the right to an environment that is generally not harmful to his or her health or well-being and to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations, through such laws as may be enacted by the Legislature including laws to—\n(a) prevent pollution and ecological degradation;\n(b) promote conservation; and\n(c) secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1678/article/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:51:13.761484+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."
}