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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/well-being-of-future-generations-wales-act-2015/section-18",
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  "legislation": "anaw/2015/2",
  "legislation_title": "Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/well-being-of-future-generations-wales-act-2015",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Commissioner's general duty",
  "text": "The general duty of the Commissioner is—\n(a) to promote the sustainable development principle, in particular to—\n(i) act as a guardian of the ability of future generations to meet their needs, and\n(ii) encourage public bodies to take greater account of the long-term impact of the things that they do, and\n(b) for that purpose to monitor and assess the extent to which well-being objectives set by public bodies are being met.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 18 in force at 1.2.2016 by S.I. 2016/86, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/2/section/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:18:21.647547+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."
}