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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/206",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES\nENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 31st March 2003\nComing into operation 15th April 2003\nThe Department of the Environment, being a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/755"
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68"
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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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