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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-act-1990-extension-of-section-140-regulations-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/396",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Extension of Section 140) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-act-1990-extension-of-section-140-regulations-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 15th February 1999\nLaid before Parliament 26th February 1999\nComing into force 19th March 1999\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, as respects England, the Secretary of State for Scotland, as respects Scotland, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 156 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 43. See section 156(3) for the definition of “prescribed”."
    }
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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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