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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-northern-ireland-order-1973/schedule-4/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1973/69",
  "legislation_title": "Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-northern-ireland-order-1973",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "If, before the end of the period of twenty-eight days mentioned in paragraph 1 or, where the Ministry has published a notice under paragraph 3, within such further time as the Ministry may consider reasonable, notice in writing of an objection is received by the Ministry from any person appearing to it to be a person who may be adversely affected by the bye-laws as prepared in draft or as proposed to be altered, the Ministry, before making the bye-laws, shall, unless the objections are met or withdrawn or it is satisfied that they are solely of a frivolous or vexatious nature, either—\n(a) cause an independent inquiry to be held; or\n(b) afford to the objector an opportunity of appearing before, and being heard by an independent person appointed by the Ministry for the purpose.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1973/69/schedule/4/paragraph/4",
    "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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