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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2019/9780111187555",
  "legislation_title": "The Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
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  "path": "regulation/24",
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  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 6: general",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“the WEWS Act” means the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003;\n“the Sewage Sludge Directive” means Council Directive 86/278/EEC on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture;\n“the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive” means Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste water treatment;\n“the Nitrates Directive” means Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources;\n“the Drinking Water Directive” means Directive 1998/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality of water intended for human consumption;\n“the Water Framework Directive” means Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework in the field of water policy;\n“the Bathing Water Directive” means Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of bathing water quality;\n“the Groundwater Directive” means Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration;\n“the EQS Directive” means Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy.\n(2) In Chapters 2 and 3, “body of groundwater” and “body of surface water” have the meaning given by the Water Framework Directive.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 asp 3."
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No L 181, 4.7.1986, p. 6, as last amended by Decision (EU) 2018/853 (OJ No L 150, 14.6.2018. p. 155)."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40, as last corrected by a corrigendum (OJ No L 189, 17.7.2005, p. 41)."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1137/2008 (OJ No L 311, 21.11.2008, p. 1)."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ No L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32, as last amended by Commission Directive 2015/1787/EU (OJ No L 260, 7.10.2015, p. 6)."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ No L 327, 22.12. 2000, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Directive 2014/101/EU (OJ No L 311, 31.10.2014, p. 32)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "OJ No L 64, 4.3.2006, p. 37, as last amended by Council Directive 2013/641/EU (OJ No L 353, 28.12.2013, p. 8)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "OJ No L 372, 27.12.2006, p. 19, as last amended by Commission Directive 2014/80/EU (OJ No L 182, 21.6.2014, p. 52)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "OJ No L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 84, as last amended by Directive 2013/39/EU (OJ No L 226, 24.8. 2013, p. 1)."
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