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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemical-analysis-of-water-status-technical-specifications-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2011/238",
  "legislation_title": "The Chemical Analysis of Water Status (Technical Specifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemical-analysis-of-water-status-technical-specifications-regulations-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations implement in Northern Ireland Council Directive 2009/90/EC of 31 July 2009 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, technical specifications for chemical analysis and monitoring of water status.\nRegulation 2 provides definitions for terms used in the Regulations.\nRegulation 3 details under what circumstances the provisions of the Regulations will apply.\nRegulation 4 transposes Article 3 of the Directive by ensuring that the Department validates and documents all methods of analysis used for the purposes of chemical monitoring programmes.\nRegulation 5 transposes Article 4 of the Directive by requiring the Department to ensure that minimum performance criteria for methods of analysis are applied.\nRegulation 6 transposes Article 5 of the Directive by detailing the process that the Department must use for the calculation of mean values.\nRegulation 7 transposes Article 6 of the Directive by requiring the Department, or a party contracted by it, to apply specified standards, accepted at international level, for quality assurance and control. The Department, or a party contracted by it, are also required to demonstrate their competences in analysing physico-chemical or chemical measurands.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/238/note",
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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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