{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anglian-water-authority-littleport-and-downham-internal-drainage-district-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anglian-water-authority-littleport-and-downham-internal-drainage-district-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/815",
  "legislation_title": "The Anglian Water Authority (Littleport and Downham Internal Drainage District) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anglian-water-authority-littleport-and-downham-internal-drainage-district-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LAND DRAINAGE\nMade 10th March 1987\nComing into force 24th April 1987\nWhereas the Anglian Water Authority prepared and submitted to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (hereinafter called “the Minister”) for confirmation a Scheme (hereinafter called “the Scheme”) under section 11(1) of the Land Drainage Act 1976 in relation to the Littleport and Downham Internal Drainage District;\nAnd whereas the Minister has decided to confirm the Scheme subject to the modifications set out in article 2 of this Order;\nAnd whereas a copy of the Scheme with the said modifications incorporated therein is annexed hereto;\nNow, therefore, the Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 11(4) and 109(6) of the Land Drainage Act 1976, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 70."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/815/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:27:07.877843+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}