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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hazardous-waste-wales-amendment-regulations-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2009/2861",
  "legislation_title": "The Hazardous Waste (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hazardous-waste-wales-amendment-regulations-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WALES\nMade 27 October 2009\nLaid before the National Assembly for Wales 28 October 2009\nComing into force 18 November 2009\nThe Welsh Ministers are 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 by section 2(2) of that Act, the Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2005/850. By virtue of sections 59(1) and 162 of, and paragraphs 28 and 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by this designation are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/2861/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."
}