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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfrontier-shipment-of-waste-regulations-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/1137",
  "legislation_title": "The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfrontier-shipment-of-waste-regulations-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 22nd April 1994\nLaid before Parliament 25th April 1994\nComing into force 6th May 1994\nThe Secretary of State, being the Minister designatedfor the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972in relation to measures relating to the regulation and control of the transit, import and export of waste (including recyclable materials) and the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of that Act, sections 2, 3 and 9(1)(c) of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989, section 74(6) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/2661 and 1992/2870."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See the definition of “prescribed”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1989 c. 14."
    }
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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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