{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-regulations-1993/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-regulations-1993/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/15",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-regulations-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 7th January 1993\nLaid before Parliament 11th January 1993\nComing into force 1st February 1993\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, acting jointly, as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland, as respects Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 108(5), (7) and (10) and 126(1) 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": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 43."
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}