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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-environment-protection-agency-transfer-date-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/139",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Transfer Date) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-environment-protection-agency-transfer-date-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 22nd January 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 56(1) of the Environment Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 25; see the definition of “the transfer date” in section 56(1)."
    }
  ],
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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."
}