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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/packaging-essential-requirements-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1165",
  "legislation_title": "The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/packaging-essential-requirements-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 2nd May 1998\nLaid before Parliament 7th May 1998\nComing into force 31st May 1998\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the management of packaging and packaging waste, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that section and of all her other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/266."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1165/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."
}