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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-2021/schedule-21/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2021/30",
  "legislation_title": "Environment Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-2021",
  "path": "schedule/21/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Requests by devolved administrations for exercise of powers under this Schedule",
  "text": "The Secretary of State must consider any request made by a relevant devolved authority for the Secretary of State to make regulations under this Schedule.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 21 para. 4 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 147(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 21 para. 4 in force at 28.2.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(p)"
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  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/21/paragraph/4",
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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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}