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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/action-programme-for-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-scotland-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2927",
  "legislation_title": "The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "AGRICULTURE\nWATER, SCOTLAND\nMade 25th November 1998\nLaid before Parliament 27th November 1998\nComing into force 19th December 1998\nThe Secretary of State for Scotland, being a Minister 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, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after having taken into account available scientific and technical data, mainly with reference to the respective nitrogen contributions originating from agricultural and other sources, and the environmental conditions of the nitrate vulnerable zone in Scotland, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1989/2393."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2927/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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