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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-risk-assessment-records-and-exemptions-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/442",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Risk Assessment) (Records and Exemptions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 23rd September 1996\nComing into operation 31st October 1996\nThe Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 5(5) and (7) of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:—",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/1714 (N.I. 19)"
    }
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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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