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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-modification-of-enactments-regulations-northern-ireland-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2018/116",
  "legislation_title": "The Radioactive Substances (Modification of Enactments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-modification-of-enactments-regulations-northern-ireland-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Radioactive Substances\nEnvironmental Protection\nMade 10th May 2018\nComing into operation 1st June 2018\nThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the safety measures in regard to radioactive substances and the emission of ionising radiation, and measures relating to basic safety standards for health protection of the general public and workers against the dangers of ionising radiation.\nThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in exercise of powers conferred on it by that section and by sections 8(6), 8(7), 8(8), 15(2), 15(3), 45(1) and 45(2) of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993, which are now vested in it, hereby makes the following Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Department of the Environment was dissolved by section 1(9) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 and, by virtue of Article 8(1)(c) of the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, its functions for the purpose of these Regulations were transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1977 No. 1718 and S.I. 1991 No. 2289"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1972 c.68"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1993 c.12 as relevantly amended by S.R. 2003 No. 208, S.I. 2005 No. 2686 and S.R. 2011 No. 289"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2018/116/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."
}