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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hazardous-waste-england-and-walesregulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/894",
  "legislation_title": "The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales)Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hazardous-waste-england-and-walesregulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 23rd March 2005\nLaid before Parliament 24th March 2005\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2(2) of that Act and section 156 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 , makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/2870. The National Assembly for Wales is designated in relation to the controlled management of hazardous waste in Wales (see S.I. 2001/3495). The designations in relation to waste for National Assembly for Wales are shortly to be brought into line with those of the Secretary of State."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1990 c. 43. The relevant functions of the Secretary of State in so far as they relate to Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/894/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:01:36.929011+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."
}