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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-anglers-lead-weights-england-regulations-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/815",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Anglers’ Lead Weights) (England) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-anglers-lead-weights-england-regulations-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Environmental Protection, England\nMade 19th March 2015\nLaid before Parliament 23rd March 2015\nComing into force 1st July 2015\nThe Secretary of State, in accordance with section 140(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”), considers it appropriate to make these Regulations for the purpose of preventing the article specified in regulation 3(1) from causing harm to the health of animals.\nThe Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 140(6) of the 1990 Act—\nconsulted persons appearing to her to represent persons whose activities are likely to be prohibited or restricted by these regulations;\n(1) published in the London Gazette a notice as required by section 140(6)(b) indicating the effect of the proposed regulations; and\n(2) considered the representations made to her in accordance with the notice.\nThe Secretary of State is designated in relation to the environment for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and section 140(1)(c), (2), (3)(d) and (9) of the 1990 Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 43. The requirement to consult the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances formerly established under section 140(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 was removed by S.I. 2012/1923."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 140(6) was amended by S.I. 2012/1923."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/301."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by s.27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/815/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:41:12.869851+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}