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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-natural-habitats-etc-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/368",
  "legislation_title": "The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "European Communities\nNature Conservation\nMade 26th September 2012\nComing into operation- 29th October 2012\nThe Department of the Environment is a department designated for the purpose of making regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment. The Department makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/301."
    },
    {
      "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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