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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Asbestos (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into operation on 2nd May 2000.
(2) Paragraphs (2), (3), (4)(a), (5)(b), (6) and (7) of regulation 2 and the Schedule to these Regulations shall come into operation on 1st August 2000.