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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hydrocarbons-licensing-directive-regulations-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1434",
  "legislation_title": "The Hydrocarbons Licensing Directive Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hydrocarbons-licensing-directive-regulations-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PETROLEUM\nMade 25th May 1995\nLaid before Parliament 6th June 1995\nComing into force 30th June 1995\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to matters relating to the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, hereby makes the following Regulations.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations modified (9.2.2018) by The Scotland Act 2016 and Onshore Petroleum (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Model Clauses) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/56), regs. 1(2), 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Regulations modified (temp.) (1.10.2018) by The Scotland Act 2016, Wales Act 2017 and Onshore Petroleum (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Model Clauses) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/980), regs. 1(1), 13 (with reg. 16)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/1327."
    },
    {
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      "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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