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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-designation-of-relevant-directives-order-northern-ireland-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/209",
  "legislation_title": "The Environment (Designation of Relevant Directives) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-designation-of-relevant-directives-order-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 2nd April 2003\nComing into operation 1st May 2003\nThe Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by paragraph 20(2)(d) of Schedule 1 to the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2002/3153 (N.I. 7)"
    }
  ],
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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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