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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/code-of-practice-on-environmental-procedures-for-flood-defence-operating-authorities-internal-drainage-boards-and-local-authorities-approval-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/code-of-practice-on-environmental-procedures-for-flood-defence-operating-authorities-internal-drainage-boards-and-local-authorities-approval-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3062",
  "legislation_title": "The Code of Practice on Environmental Procedures for Flood Defence Operating Authorities (Internal Drainage Boards and Local Authorities) Approval Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/code-of-practice-on-environmental-procedures-for-flood-defence-operating-authorities-internal-drainage-boards-and-local-authorities-approval-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nLAND DRAINAGE\nMade 5th December 1996\nLaid before Parliament 5th December 1996\nComing into force 1st January 1997\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Wales, (“the Ministers”), in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 61E(1) and 72(1) of the Land Drainage Act 1991 and after consulting in accordance with section 61E(4) of that Act hereby jointly make the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 72(1) defines “the Minister” and “the Ministers”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1991 c. 59: sections 61A to 61E were inserted by the Land Drainage Act 1994 (c. 25)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3062/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."
}