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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/litter-fixed-penalty-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/litter-fixed-penalty-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3055",
  "legislation_title": "The Litter (Fixed Penalty) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/litter-fixed-penalty-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 4th December 1996\nLaid before Parliament 9th December 1996\nComing into force 1st January 1997\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland, as respects Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 88(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order: —",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 43."
    }
  ],
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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."
}