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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clean-air-act-1993/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1993/11",
  "legislation_title": "Clean Air Act 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clean-air-act-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate the Clean Air Acts 1956 and 1968 and certain related enactments, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.\n[27th May 1993]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "[A table showing the derivation of the provisions of this consolidation will be found at the end of this Act. The table has no official status.]Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1Act: applied (with modifications) (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 15"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act modified (E.) (6.4.2010) by The Cowes Port Health Authority Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1216), arts. 1(1), 4, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act modified (E.) (6.4.2010) by The Southampton Port Health Authority Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1218), arts. 1(1), 4, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act modified (E.) (6.4.2010) by The Portsmouth Port Health Authority Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1217), arts. 1(1), 4, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act modified (E.) (6.4.2010) by The Bristol Port Health Authority Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1214), arts. 1, 4, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act applied (with modifications) (E.) (24.3.2011) by The Hull and Goole Port Health Authority Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/939), arts. 1(1), 9, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act applied (with modifications) (E.) (14.6.2016) by The River Tees Port Health Authority Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/644), arts. 1(1), 9, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 27.8.1993 see s. 68(2)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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