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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-northern-ireland-order-1973/schedule-2B/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-northern-ireland-order-1973/schedule-2B/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1973/69",
  "legislation_title": "Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-northern-ireland-order-1973",
  "path": "schedule/2B/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Characteristics of drainage works or drainage schemes “the works”",
  "text": "The characteristics of drainage works or drainage schemes must be considered having regard, in particular, to—\n(a) the size and design of the whole works;\n(b) their cumulative effects with other existing or approved works;\n(c) the use of natural resources, in particular land soil, water and biodiversity;\n(d) the production of waste;\n(e) pollution and nuisances;\n(f) the risk of major accidents or disasters which are relevant to the works concerned, including those caused by climate change, in accordance with scientific knowledge, having regard in particular to substances or technologies used;\n(g) the risks to human health (for example due to water contamination or air pollution).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Schs. 2A-2C substituted (16.5.2017) by The Drainage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/88), reg. 1, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1973/69/schedule/2B/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:54:36.383193+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}