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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disposal-of-controlled-waste-exceptions-regulations-1991/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disposal-of-controlled-waste-exceptions-regulations-1991/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/508",
  "legislation_title": "The Disposal of Controlled Waste (Exceptions) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disposal-of-controlled-waste-exceptions-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND AND WALES AND SCOTLAND\nMade 6th March 1991\nLaid before Parliament 8th March 1991\nComing into force\nin England and Wales 1st April 1991\nin Scotland 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, having regard to the expediency of excluding from the controls imposed by virtue of section 3(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 such deposits, uses and cases as are mentioned in section 4(3) of that Act, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(1), 4(3), 104(1)(a) and 105(1) of the said Act hereby make the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/508/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."
}