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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-northern-ireland-order-1973/schedule-2/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1973/69",
  "legislation_title": "Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "New construction, including—\n(a) the diversion of watercourses, whether natural or artificial, and their feeders;\n(b) the cutting through of “U” or “S” bends so as to straighten and shorten the channel;\n(c) the construction of new watercourses, and of new outfall channels to existing main drains and their feeders;\n(d) the reconstruction and improvement of bridges, locks, overflows, weirs, hatches and outfalls necessitating structural alterations;\n(e) the reconstruction of damaged or inadequate bridges and culverts, and the substitution of new bridges and culverts therefor;\n(f) the building of embankments and walls for the prevention of flooding or erosion;\n(g) the formation of cattle water-places, sheep-dipping and other conveniences, the provision of which is calculated to minimise the risk of future damage to improved watercourses.",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:54:36.383193+00:00"
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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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