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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/controlled-waste-regulations-1992/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/controlled-waste-regulations-1992/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/588",
  "legislation_title": "The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/controlled-waste-regulations-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 9th March 1992\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 1992\nComing into force 1st April 1992\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales and the Secretary of State for Scotland as respects Scotland, in exercise of powers conferred on them by sections 1(3)(a), 8(2) and 9(1) of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 and sections 33(3), 45(3), 75(7)(d) and (8) and 96 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (E.W.) (6.4.2012) by The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/811), regs. 1(3), 7(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 14; relevant amendments were made by paragraph 31 of Schedule 15 to the Environmental Protection Act 1990. See the definition of “prescribed” in section 9(1) of the 1989 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1990 c. 43."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/588/introduction",
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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."
}