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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-meters-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nidsr/2016/9780338006332",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Meters Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Assembly under section 3(8) of the Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, for approval by resolution of the Assembly\nWater And Sewerage Services\nMade 2016\nComing into operation 30th November 2016\nThe Department for Infrastructure makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) and (2) of the Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 .\nA consultation has been carried out in accordance with the requirements of section 3(7) of the Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Formerly the Department for Regional Development; see section 1(6) and Schedule 1 of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5)"
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "2016 c.7 (N.I.)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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