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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2443",
  "legislation_title": "Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 25th September 2002\nLaid before Parliament 26th September 2002\nComing into force 17th October 2002\nThe Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, being the Minister designated for the purposes of that subsection in relation to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms, and sections 108(7), 111(1), (4), (5), (7) and (11), 122(1) and (4), 123(7), and 156 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, having consulted the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 126(5) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "SI 1991/755."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1990 c. 43."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2443/introduction",
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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."
}