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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-scotland-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2006/465",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-scotland-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 12th September 2006\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 13th September 2006\nComing into force 5th October 2006\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) of the 1972 Act was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8 paragraph 15(3). The function conferred on the Minister of the Crown was, in so far as within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/465/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."
}