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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/516",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Environment (Register of Protected Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2004",
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  "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "A description of all areas designated for the protection of habitats and species where the maintenance or improvement of the status of water is an important factor in the protection of those habitats or species, including such areas designated under any assimilated law which implemented–\n(a) Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21st May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora , as last amended by Council Directive 2013/17/EU; and\n(b) Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds, as last amended by Council Directive 2013/17/EU.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in sch. para. 3 inserted (1.6.2022) by The Environment and Trade in Animals and Related Products (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/138), regs. 1, 4(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in sch. para. 3 substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/374), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 5(2)(d)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in sch. para. 3(a) inserted (28.2.2019) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/391), regs. 1(1), 5(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. para. 3(b) substituted (28.2.2019) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/391), regs. 1(1), 5(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "O.J. L 206, 22.7.1992, p.7."
    }
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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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