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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/973",
  "legislation_title": "The Environment Act 1995 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 28th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 29th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 120(1) and (5) of the Environment Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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  "status": null,
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 25."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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