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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-order-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1557",
  "legislation_title": "The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-order-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Climate Change\nMade 16th December 2020\nLaid before Parliament 17th December 2020\nLaid before the Northern Ireland Assembly 17th December 2020\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 17th December 2020\nLaid before Senedd Cymru 17th December 2020\nComing into force in accordance with article 2\nAt the Court at Windsor Castle, the 16th day of December 2020\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 44, 46(3), 54 and 90(3) of, and Schedule 2 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Climate Change Act 2008 .\nIn accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to that Act, before the recommendation to Her Majesty in Council to make this Order was made—\n(a)the advice of the Committee on Climate Change, including on the amount of the limit referred to in section 48(2) of that Act, was obtained and taken into account; and\n(b)such persons likely to be affected by the Order as the Secretary of State, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers considered appropriate were consulted.\nAccordingly, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "2008 c. 27."
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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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