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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scrap-metal-dealers-act-2013/section-20",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2013/10",
  "legislation_title": "Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scrap-metal-dealers-act-2013",
  "path": "section/20",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Orders and regulations",
  "text": "(1) Any power to make an order or regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.\n(2) A statutory instrument containing an order or regulations under this Act, other than an order under section 12(2), 21(8) or 23(2), is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.\n(3) A statutory instrument containing an order under section 12(2) or 21(8) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\n(4) Any power to make an order or regulations under this Act—\n(a) may be exercised so as to make different provision for different purposes;\n(b) includes power to make such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/10/section/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:26.697141+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."
}