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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-81",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/192",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "regulation/81",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "81",
  "heading": "Underground foul drainage",
  "text": "Underground foul drainage shall—\n(a) consist of pipes and fittings—\n(i) of such size, layout, construction and watertightness; and\n(ii) with sufficient ventilation,\nto ensure the hygienic conveyance of foul water to a sewer, cesspool, septic tank or similar structure; and\n(b) have such means of access as is necessary to facilitate the clearance of blockages.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/192/regulation/81",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:15:53.727465+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."
}