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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-and-contaminated-land-amendment-2011-act-commencement-no3-order-northern-ireland-2022/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2022/289",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste and Contaminated Land (Amendment) (2011 Act) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-and-contaminated-land-amendment-2011-act-commencement-no3-order-northern-ireland-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Environmental Protection\nMade 27th October 2022\nComing into force 2nd January 2023\nThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(1) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Formerly the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD see Article 3(4) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1)). DARD was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) by Article 1(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c.5 (N.I)). The Department of the Environment was dissolved by section 1(9) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 and, by virtue of Article 8(1)(c) of the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, its functions for the purpose of these Regulations were transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2011 C. 5 (N.I.)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2022/289/introduction",
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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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