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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-qualifications-of-operators-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/257",
  "legislation_title": "The Goods Vehicles (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Road Traffic And Vehicles\nMade 28th June 2012\nComing into operation 1st July 2012\nThe Department of the Environment makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 .\nThe Department of the Environment has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the carriage of goods by road.\nIn accordance with section 57(11) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 the Department has consulted such representative organisations as it thinks fit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/ 266; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/257/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."
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