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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-pollution-registers-and-consent-for-discharges-secretary-of-state-functions-amendment-regulations-2000/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/432",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Pollution (Registers) and (Consent for Discharges) (Secretary of State Functions) Amendment Regulations 2000",
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  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese regulations extend to Scotland only. They amend the Control of Pollution (Consents for Discharges) (Secretary of State Functions) Regulations 1984 so as to make provision in respect of appeals against enforcement notices issued under section 49A(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (regulation 2).\nThey also amend the Control of Pollution (Registers) (Scotland) Regulations 1993 to make provision in respect of the inclusion in the registers maintained by SEPA under section 41 of that Act of information relating to enforcement notices, convictions for failure to comply with enforcement notices, and proceedings taken by SEPA to secure compliance with enforcement notices (regulation 3).\nA Regulatory Impact Assessment in relation to these Regulations has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre and copies can be obtained from the Environment Protection Unit, Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/432/note",
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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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