{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-enforcement-and-sanctions-act-2008/section-74",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/13",
  "legislation_title": "Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-enforcement-and-sanctions-act-2008",
  "path": "section/74",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "74",
  "heading": "General interpretation",
  "text": "In this Act—\ndevolved Welsh matter” means —\n(a)a matter within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales (see section 108A of the Government of Wales Act 2006), or\n(b)a matter in relation to Wales in respect of which functions are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers,\nand in this definition “Wales” has the same meaning as in the Government of Wales Act 2006;\n“Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 (c. 26);\n“regulatory function” has the same meaning as in the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51);\n...",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 74 inserted (1.10.2016) by Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), ss. 21(4)(b), 44(5); S.I. 2016/695, art. 3(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 74(a) substituted (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 6 para. 71 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(r)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 74 omitted (1.10.2016) by virtue of Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), ss. 21(4)(a), 44(5); S.I. 2016/695, art. 3(c)"
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:34:57.307426+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}