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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pollution-prevention-and-control-act-1999-commencement-no-4-and-amendment-scotland-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2015/139",
  "legislation_title": "The Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (Commencement No. 4 and Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pollution-prevention-and-control-act-1999-commencement-no-4-and-amendment-scotland-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.S.I. 2015/74 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.\nEnvironmental Protection\nMade 23rd March 2015\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 25th March 2015\nComing into force\nArticles 1 and 2 31st March 2015\nArticle 3 1st April 2015\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(3) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1999 c.24. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    }
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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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