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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/action-programme-for-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-amendment-wales-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2003/1852",
  "legislation_title": "The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/action-programme-for-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-amendment-wales-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "AGRICULTURE, WALES\nWATER, WALES\nMade 16th July 2003\nComing into force 31st July 2003\nThe National Assembly for Wales (“the National Assembly”) which has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See Article 3 of, and Schedule 2, paragraph 2, to the European Communities (Designation) (No.2) Order 2001 (SI 2001/2555)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2003/1852/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."
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