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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/atomic-energy-americium-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2533",
  "legislation_title": "The Atomic Energy (Americium) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/atomic-energy-americium-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ATOMIC ENERGY AND RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES\nMade 9th October 2002\nLaid before Parliament 9th October 2002\nComing into force 1st December 2002\nWhereas the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry is of the opinion that the element americium may be used for the production or use of atomic energy or research into matters connected therewith.\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18(1) of the Atomic Energy Act 1946, and now vested in her, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1946 c. 80."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the Transfer of Functions (Atomic Energy and Radioactive Substances) Order 1953 (S.I. 1953/1673), the Transfer of Functions (Atomic Energy and Radioactive Substances) Order 1957 (S.I. 1957/5613), the Minister of Science Order 1959 (S.I. 1959/1826), the Secretary of State for Education and Science Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/490), the Minister of Technology Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/2048) and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Order 1970 (S.I. 1970/1537) Article 2(2) and Schedule 1 Part II."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2533/introduction",
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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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