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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-and-air-pollution-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/3476",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste and Air Pollution (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2005/894 and S.I. 2007/2325 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Statutory Instruments.\nENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 6th December 2007\nLaid before Parliament 12th December 2007\nComing into force 1st February 2008\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 prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste and in relation to measures relating to the control of air pollution.\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "S.I. 1992/2870 and S.I. 1988/785. Notwithstanding section 53(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46), the power of the Secretary of State to make subordinate legislation as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 remains exercisable by virtue of section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998. Notwithstanding the provisions of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1958), the power of the Secretary of State to make subordinate legislation as regards Wales for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 remains exercisable by virtue of section 58(5) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32)."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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