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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-bodies-abolition-of-environment-protection-advisory-committees-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2407",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Bodies (Abolition of Environment Protection Advisory Committees) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-bodies-abolition-of-environment-protection-advisory-committees-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Environmental Protection\nPublic Bodies\nMade 18th September 2012\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 6(1) and (5) and 35(2) of the Public Bodies Act 2011(“the Act), makes this Order.\nIn accordance with section 8 of the Act, the Secretary of State considers that this Order—\n(a) serves the purpose of improving the exercise of public functions, having regard to efficiency, effectiveness, economy and securing appropriate accountability to Ministers;\n(b) does not remove any necessary protection or prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which that person might reasonably expect to continue to exercise.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 10 of the Act.\nA draft of this Order, and an explanatory document containing the information required in section 11(2) of the Act, have been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 11(1) after the end of the period of twelve weeks mentioned in section 11(3).\nIn accordance with section 11(4) of the Act, a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament after the expiry of the 40-day period referred to in that provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2011 c. 24."
    }
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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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