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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-england-and-wales-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/937",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-england-and-wales-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 28th March 2006\nLaid before Parliament 30th March 2006\nComing into force 15th May 2006\nThe Secretary of State has been 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 prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution of water.\nShe makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that section and by section 1(3)(a) of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 and sections 33(3), 75(8) and 156 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (having in particular had regard in exercising her powers under section 33(3) of that Act to the matters specified in section 33(4) of that Act):",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1989/2393 and 1992/2870."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1989 c. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1990 c. 43."
    }
  ],
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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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