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  "legislation_title": "The Secretary of State for the Environment Order 1970",
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  "number": "21",
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  "text": "(1) For purposes of the Pipe-lines Act 1962 the “appropriate Minister” in relation to lighthouse undertakings shall be the Board of Trade or the Secretary of State and in any other case, except that of the Post Office, shall be the Secretary of State.\n(2) In section 15(6) of the Pipe-lines Act 1962 the reference to the Minister and the Minister of Transport acting jointly shall have effect as a reference to the Secretary of State for the time being discharging the functions expressed to be conferred on the Minister by that Act acting jointly with the Secretary of State for the Environment (as regards England), with the Secretary of State for Wales (as regards Wales) or with the Secretary of State for Scotland (as regards Scotland).",
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