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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/household-appliances-noise-emission-regulations-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/161",
  "legislation_title": "The Household Appliances (Noise Emission) Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/household-appliances-noise-emission-regulations-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES\nPUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND\nMade 5th February 1990\nLaid before Parliament 6th February 1990\nComing into force 28th February 1990\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designatedfor the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to household appliances which emit noise, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section and of all his oher enabling powers, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/926"
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68"
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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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