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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2007/regulation-61",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2007/9780110788760",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007",
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  "path": "regulation/61",
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  "number": "61",
  "heading": "Directions to a regulator: general",
  "text": "(1) An appropriate authority may give directions to the regulator of a general or specific character with respect to the carrying out of its functions under these Regulations.\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power in paragraph (1), a direction may direct the regulator to exercise or not to exercise—\n(a) specified powers;\n(b) its powers in specified circumstances; or\n(c) its powers in a specified manner.\n(3) The regulator must comply with a direction given to it under these Regulations.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110788760/regulation/61",
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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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