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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-batteries-and-accumulators-charges-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2009/157",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Batteries and Accumulators (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-batteries-and-accumulators-charges-regulations-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Environmental Protection\nMade 7th April 2009\nComing into operation 5th May 2009\nThe Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973.\nThe Department was designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to batteries and accumulators.\nIn accordance with section 56(1) and 56(5) of the Finance Act 1973 the Department of Finance and Personnel has consented to these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1973 c. 51"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2007 No. 3471"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/157/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."
}