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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-controls-on-injurious-substances-regulations-1992/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/31",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-controls-on-injurious-substances-regulations-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 9th January 1992\nLaid before Parliament 14th January 1992\nComing into force 28th February 1992\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland, as respects Scotland—\nhaving consulted the committee constituted under section 140(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;\nhaving published notices in pursuance of section 140(6) (b) of that Act;\nhaving considered representations made to them in accordance with the notices;\nconsidering it appropriate to make these Regulations for the purpose of preventing the substances specified in them from causing pollution of the environment or harm to human health or to the health of animals and plants;\nin exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 140(1), (2) (b) and (9) 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."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/31/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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