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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-charges-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2014/202",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Environmental Protection\nMade 2nd July 2014\nComing into operation 25th July 2014\nThe Department of the Environment, being a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the Environment, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act and section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973.\nIn accordance with section 56(1) 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": "S.I. 2008/301"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972c.69"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1973 c.51"
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/202/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."
}