{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contaminated-land-scotland-regulations-2000/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contaminated-land-scotland-regulations-2000/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2000/178",
  "legislation_title": "The Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contaminated-land-scotland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 12th June 2000\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 14th June 2000\nComing into force 14th July 2000\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 78C(8) to (10), 78E(6), 78G(5) and (6), 78L(4) and (5) and 78R(1), (2) and (8) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 43. Sections 78A to 78YC were inserted by section 57 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25). See the definition of “prescribed” in section 78A(9). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/178/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:50:39.178783+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}