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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-digital-waste-tracking-england-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348282726",
  "legislation_title": "The Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-digital-waste-tracking-england-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 160A(2) and (4)(b) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nEnvironmental Protection, England\nMade ***\nComing into force 1st October 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34CA(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and 34CB(1), (2), (3), (5), (6) and (7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.\nIn accordance with section 160A(2) and (4)(b) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Secretary of State is, in relation to England, the relevant national authority for the purposes of section 34CA(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”); see section 34CA(12) of the 1990 Act for the definition of “relevant national authority”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1990 c. 43; sections 34CA and 34CB were inserted by section 58(2) of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)."
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