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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/batteries-and-accumulators-containing-dangerous-substances-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2002/300",
  "legislation_title": "The Batteries and Accumulators (Containing Dangerous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES\nENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 27th September 2002\nComing into operation 8th November 2002\nThe Department of the Environment, being a department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to batteries and accumulators containing dangerous substances, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/595"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68"
    }
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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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