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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/3295",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "town and country planning\nMade 11th December 2006\nLaid before Parliament 18th December 2006\nComing into force 15th January 2007\nThe Secretary of State is a designated Minister for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment. The Secretary of State accordingly makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 1988/785."
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      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c.68. The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51)."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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