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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-53",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/1998/0337377227",
  "legislation_title": "Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-northern-ireland-order-1998",
  "path": "article/53",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Prosecutions",
  "text": "No proceedings shall be instituted for an offence under this Part or under an order made in accordance with Article 49 except by the Department or by or with the consent of the Attorney General.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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."
}