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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-england-amendments-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2598",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (England) (Amendments) Regulations 2008",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Environmental Protection, England\nMade 2nd October 2008\nLaid before Parliament 8th October 2008\nComing into force 14th November 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, being a Minister 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, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.",
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  "status": null,
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      "text": "S.I. 1991/755. Functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794)."
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      "label": "M2",
      "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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