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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-wales-act-2016/section-69",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-wales-act-2016/section-69.json",
  "legislation": "anaw/2016/3",
  "legislation_title": "Environment (Wales) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-wales-act-2016",
  "path": "section/69",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "69",
  "heading": "Regulations",
  "text": "(1) Section 161 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (regulations, orders and directions) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).\n(2) In subsection (1), for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “ the Welsh Ministers ”.\n(3) In subsection (2A), for “made solely by the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “ containing regulations made solely by the Welsh Ministers ”.\n(4) After subsection (2A) insert—\n“(2AA) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 34D or 45AA(10) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.\n(2AB) Any other statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.”\n(5) In section 20(3) of the Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 (orders and regulations requiring approval of National Assembly for Wales), after “9,” insert “ 9A ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 69(5) in force at 18.10.2023 by S.I. 2023/1096, art. 2(d)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/3/section/69",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:18:15.783470+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}