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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/665",
  "legislation_title": "The Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Enforcement Action) Order 2009",
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  "heading": "Enforcement Action: Exclusions",
  "text": "Section 28(1) to (4) of the Act shall not apply in the following circumstances:\n(a) where the enforcement action is required urgently, or in the opinion of the enforcing authority is required urgently, to avoid a significant risk of harm to human health or the environment (including the health of animals or plants) or the financial interests of consumers;\n(b) where the enforcement action is the service of a notice referred to in Article 2(1)(d) or (e);\n(c) where the application of section 28(1) to (4) of the Act would be, or in the opinion of the enforcing authority would be, wholly disproportionate.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "affecting": "uksi/2013/2286",
      "affecting_title": "The Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Enforcement Action) (Amendment) Order 2013"
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      "affecting": "uksi/2014/573",
      "affecting_title": "The Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Enforcement Action) (Amendment) Order 2014"
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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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