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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bathing-waters-classification-regulations-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1597",
  "legislation_title": "The Bathing Waters (Classification) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bathing-waters-classification-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 11th July 1991\nLaid before Parliament 19th July 1991\nComing into force 9th August 1991\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 104, 171 and 185(2) of the Water Act 1989, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 15; see the definition of “prescribed” in section 189(1)."
    }
  ],
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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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