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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-information-regulations-2004/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-information-regulations-2004/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110503317",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Information Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-information-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nFREEDOM OF INFORMATION\nENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade\nComing into force 1st January 2005\nWhereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in pursuance of paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to freedom of access to, and dissemination of, information on the environment held by or for public authorities or other bodies, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by that section, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2003/2901."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110503317/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."
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