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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-waste-england-and-wales-regulations-2011/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2011/9780111506462",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-waste-england-and-wales-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Purposes etc. of waste prevention programmes",
  "text": "The appropriate authority must ensure that a waste prevention programme—\n(a) is compatible with the objectives in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1;\n(b) has as its purpose a contribution towards breaking the link between economic growth and the environmental impacts associated with the generation of waste;\n(c) is expressed in writing and—\n(i) sets out the objectives of the programme and a description of existing waste prevention measures; and\n(ii) if it is integrated into a waste management plan or other programme, clearly identifies the programme’s waste prevention measures.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111506462/regulation/5",
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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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