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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-assessment-of-plans-and-programmes-wales-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2004/1656",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Wales) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-assessment-of-plans-and-programmes-wales-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WALES\nMade 29 June 2004\nComing into force 12 July 2004\nThe National Assembly for Wales, being designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to matters relating to the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 2 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/706."
    },
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations: power to amend or revoke conferred (26.12.2023) by Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 164(3), 255(5), Sch. 14 Pt. 3 (with s. 247)"
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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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