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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-offences-fixed-penalties-amendment-england-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/816",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-offences-fixed-penalties-amendment-england-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 14th July 2026\nLaid before Parliament 15th July 2026\nComing into force 1st September 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33ZA (10A) and 97A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (and for section 97A, the Secretary of State is, for England, the appropriate person as defined in section 98(1A)(a) of that Act).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 43. Section 33ZA was inserted by regulation 2 (2) of S.I. 2016/334 and amended by section 69 (2) (b) of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30) . Section 97A was inserted by section 24 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16). The definition of “appropriate person” was inserted by section 26 of that Act."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/816/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."
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