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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/high-activity-sealed-radioactive-sources-and-orphan-sources-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2686",
  "legislation_title": "The High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/high-activity-sealed-radioactive-sources-and-orphan-sources-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ATOMIC ENERGY AND RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES\nMade 24th September 2005\nLaid before Parliament 28th September 2005\nComing into force 20th October 2005\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the making of measures relating to basic safety standards for health protection of the general public and workers against the dangers of ionising radiation, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that section , makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (S.) (1.9.2018) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/219), reg. 1, sch. 7 para. 2 (with reg. 78, sch. 5 para. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (E.W.) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with reg. 1(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/2289."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "As regards Scotland, the Secretary of State's power to act under that section is preserved by section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2686/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."
}