{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-microbeads-scotland-regulations-2018/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-microbeads-scotland-regulations-2018/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2018/162",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (Scotland) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-microbeads-scotland-regulations-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Environmental Protection\nMade 17th May 2018\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 21st May 2018\nComing into force 19th June 2018\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 140(1)(b) and (c), (3)(c) and (d), and (9) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 140(6) of that Act, they have published notices in the London Gazette and in the Edinburgh Gazette and have considered the representations made to them in accordance with those notices.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c.43. Section 140(3)(c) was amended by S.I. 1999/1108. The functions of the Secretary of State under section 140, insofar as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The requirement to consult the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances formerly established under section 140(5) of the 1990 Act was removed by S.I. 2012/1923."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/162/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:12:39.781009+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."
}