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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfrontier-shipment-of-waste-regulations-2007/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfrontier-shipment-of-waste-regulations-2007/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1711",
  "legislation_title": "The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfrontier-shipment-of-waste-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "environmental protection\nMade 12th June 2007\nLaid before Parliament 18th June 2007\nComing into force 12th July 2007\nThe Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the regulation and control of the transit, import and export of waste (including recyclable materials) and in relation to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste.\nThese Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time.\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations under the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/2661, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/2870, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No L 190, 12.7.2006, p.1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1711/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:51:07.012291+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."
}