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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-act-1990-commencement-no-19-order-2012/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/898",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 19) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-act-1990-commencement-no-19-order-2012",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2012",
  "text": "The day appointed for the coming into force of section 162(2) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 16 to, the Environmental Protection Act 1990 so far as relating to the repeal of section 1 of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 is 1st April 2012.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1978 c. 3. The repeal of section 1 does not extend to Scotland: see section 162(2) of, and the note in Part 2 of Schedule 2 to, the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Section 1 was modified in its effect by S.I. 1985/1884, article 5 and Schedule 2, paragraphs 13 and 14."
    }
  ],
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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."
}