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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-england-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2238",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-england-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "environmental protection, england\nMade 8th August 2006\nLaid before Parliament 7th September 2006\nComing into force 1st October 2006\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the assessment, management and control of environmental noise. The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/706."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c.68."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2238/introduction",
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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."
}