{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-scotland-regulations-2024/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2024/9780111060315",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-scotland-regulations-2024",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 160A(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nEnvironmental Protection\nMade 2024\nComing into force 1st April 2025\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 140(1)(c), (3)(c) and (d), and (9) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 140(6) of that Act, they have published notices in the London Gazette and in the Edinburgh Gazette and have considered the representations made to them in accordance with those notices.\nIn accordance with section 160A(7) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 43. Section 140(3)(c) was amended by S.I. 1999/1108. The functions of the Secretary of State under section 140, insofar as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 140(6) was amended by S.I. 2012/1923."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 160A was added by section 63 of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2024/9780111060315/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:29:09.021454+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."
}