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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-and-other-transport-environmental-protection-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2018/9780111175088",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-and-other-transport-environmental-protection-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nExiting The European Union\nCanals And Inland Waterways, England And Wales\nEnvironmental Protection, England And Wales\nMarine Pollution\nTransport And Works, England And Wales\nMade 2018\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.\nIn accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nThe Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to maritime transport and the environment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2 was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2018 c. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/757."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/301."
    }
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  "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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