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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pollution-prevention-and-control-scotland-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/323",
  "legislation_title": "The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pollution-prevention-and-control-scotland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 14th September 2000\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 2 of and Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having carried out consultation, as required by section 2(4) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations, being the first to be made thereunder which apply in relation to Scotland, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 2(8) and (9)(c) of that Act, been laid before, and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "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), as read with section 5(3) of the said Act of 1999."
    }
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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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