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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/606",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Management Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 9th March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1998\nComing into force 1st April 1998\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Scotland acting jointly, being Ministers 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 of water and the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 1989/2393 and 1992/2870."
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      "text": "1972 c.68."
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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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