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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-and-works-assessment-of-environmental-effects-regulations-2000/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/3199",
  "legislation_title": "The Transport and Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 2000",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThese Regulations amend section 6A of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the Act”) by the insertion of a definition of Member State that includes states which are contracting parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement. Decision No. 20/1999 of the European Economic Joint Committee requires such states to comply with Directive 85/337/EEC as amended by 97/11/EC, which relate to the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.\nThese Regulations also amend the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000 by the insertion of a definition of Member State that includes states which are contracting parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement.",
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  "version": "current",
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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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