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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/landfill-tax-regulations-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/landfill-tax-regulations-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1527",
  "legislation_title": "The Landfill Tax Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/landfill-tax-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LANDFILL TAX\nMade 12th June 1996\nLaid before the House of Commons 12th June 1996\nComing into force 1st August 1996\nThe Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 47(9), 48(1) and (2), 49, 51(1) to (6), 52(1) to (3), 53(1) to (4), 58(1) and (4) to (6), 61(2), 62(1) to (3) and (5) and (6) and 68(1) to (6) of, and paragraphs 2(1) to (3), 13(1) and (6), 14(5), 20(3), 23(1), 42(1) to (5) and 43(1) to (5) of Schedule 5 to, the Finance Act 1996, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations disapplied in relation to Scotland (with effect from 1.4.2015) by virtue of Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), ss. 31, 44(2)(b)(3)(c); S.I. 2015/638, art. 2 (with saving in S.I. 2015/599, arts. 6, 7)Regulations disapplied in relation to Wales (with effect from 1.4.2018) by virtue of Wales Act 2014 (c. 29), ss. 19, 29(2)(b)(3)(b); S.I. 2018/214, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 8; section 71(2) provides that any power to make regulations under Part III of the Act shall be exercisable by the Commissioners and section 70(1) defines “the Commissioners” as meaning the Commissioners of Customs and Excise."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1527/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."
}