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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-transboundary-movements-england-regulations-2004/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2692",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Transboundary Movements) (England) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-transboundary-movements-england-regulations-2004",
  "path": "regulation/5",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Appointment of inspectors",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State, or in any case to which a direction of the Secretary of State under regulation 4(2) applies, the local authority, may appoint as inspectors such persons as the Secretary of State or the local authority respectively considers necessary for the purpose of enforcing these Regulations and the specified Community provisions.\n(2) Any appointment of an inspector under part VI of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 , having effect at the coming into force of these Regulations shall have effect as if it were an appointment of that inspector as an inspector for the purpose of these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1990 c. 43."
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2692/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:16:45.086126+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}