{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2016/regulation-62",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2016/9780111150184",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/62",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "62",
  "heading": "Directions to regulators, exemption registration authorities and exemption authorities: general",
  "text": "(1) An appropriate authority may give directions to a regulator, exemption registration authority or exemption authority 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, exemption registration authority or exemption authority 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) Except in an emergency, an appropriate authority may give a direction to the appropriate agency under paragraph (1) only after consultation with the appropriate agency.\n(4) The regulator, exemption registration authority or exemption authority must comply with a direction given to it under these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111150184/regulation/62",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:07:48.139767+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}