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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-controls-on-hexachloroethane-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/545",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Controls on Hexachloroethane) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-controls-on-hexachloroethane-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 3rd March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1998\nComing into force 1st April 1998\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Scotland, acting jointly as respects Great Britain, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, being Ministers designated for the purposes of that subsection in relation to measures relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/1711."
    }
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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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