{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-state-for-the-environment-order-1970/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1970/1681",
  "legislation_title": "The Secretary of State for the Environment Order 1970",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-state-for-the-environment-order-1970",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MINISTERS OF THE CROWN\nLaid before Parliament in draft\nMade 11th November 1970\nComing into Operation 12th November 1970\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of November 1970\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas copies of the draft of this Order have been laid before Parliament in pursuance of section 3 of the Ministers of the Crown (Transfer of Functions) Act 1946, and each House has presented an Address to Her Majesty praying that the Order be made:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1 of the Ministers of the Crown (Transfer of Functions) Act 1946 and section 4 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1964, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1970/1681/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."
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