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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-withdrawal-agreement-relevant-international-agreements-eu-exit-regulations-2020/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/992",
  "legislation_title": "The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) (Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 8B(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.\nRegulation 2 provides that for the purpose of the interpretation of “relevant international agreements” in section 112(1A) of the Energy Act 2013, the Regulations are to be treated as regulations under section 112(1B) of that Act.\nRegulation 3 amends the Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 by adding the EU withdrawal agreement to the list of “relevant international agreements”. Ensuring compliance by the UK or enabling or facilitating compliance by a Minister of the Crown with a relevant international agreement is the nuclear safeguards purpose of the Office for Nuclear Regulations (see section 72 of the Energy Act 2013).\nAn impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as this measure has no significant impact on business, charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector.\nAn Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared and is available alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.",
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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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