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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drinking-water-undertakings-england-and-wales-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1297",
  "legislation_title": "The Drinking Water (Undertakings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drinking-water-undertakings-england-and-wales-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER INDUSTRY, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 11th May 2000\nLaid before Parliament 15th May 2000\nComing into force 14th June 2000\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption, including water when used in, or in connection with the production and marketing of, food, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 1988/2240."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1297/introduction",
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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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