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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2025/126",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2025",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (the 2024 Regulations) and will come into operation on 29th July 2025. The Regulations apply only in Northern Ireland.\nRegulation 3 creates a new offence of failing to comply with the disposal direction.\nRegulation 4 inserts provision to authorise a district council to act as an authorised person.\nRegulation 5 inserts provisions to bring partnerships and unincorporated associations within the scope of the 2024 Regulations. In addition, it provides for the Department to direct that Single-use Vapes (as specified in Regulation 4(1)(a) of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024) are to be treated as waste and disposed of or otherwise treated as directed. It also provides for a person affected by such a direction to make representations to the Department.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/126/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:25:34.942464+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."
}