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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-mercury-enforcement-regulations-2017/regulation-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1200",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-mercury-enforcement-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Designation of competent authority : Northern Ireland",
  "text": "DAERA is designated as the competent authority in accordance with Article 17 of the Mercury Regulation (which requires the designation of authorities responsible for performing certain functions under that Regulation).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in reg. 6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 4(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 6 heading inserted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 4(2)"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1200/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:05:24.577422+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."
}