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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-liability-prevention-and-remediation-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2009/252",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009",
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  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Express authorisation",
  "text": "Damage to protected species and natural habitats and damage in an area of special scientific interest does not include damage caused by an act expressly authorised by the relevant authorities in accordance with the Conservation (Nature Habitats, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 or the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 or the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 5 in operation at 24.7.2009, see reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1995 No. 380"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.R. 1985 No. 171"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/252/schedule/1/paragraph/5",
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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."
}