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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reduction-and-prevention-of-agricultural-diffuse-pollution-england-regulations-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/151",
  "legislation_title": "The Reduction and Prevention of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution (England) Regulations 2018",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Agriculture, England\nWater, England\nMade 5th February 2018\nLaid before Parliament 7th February 2018\nComing into force 2nd April 2018\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”).\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the 1972 Act in relation to the environment.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/301."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/151/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."
}