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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-20.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2016/13",
  "legislation_title": "Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "section/20",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Regulations relating to wholesomeness of water",
  "text": "(1) The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 is amended as follows.\n(2) In Article 107(1) (standards of wholesomeness)—\n(a) for “The Department” substitute “ DOE ”; and\n(b) after “water undertaker” insert “ or by means of a private supply ”.\n(3) Article 107(2) ceases to have effect.\n(4) In Article 107(3)—\n(a) for “paragraphs (1) and (2)” substitute “ paragraph (1) ”;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (e), for “the Department (in the case of regulations under paragraph (1)) or DOE (in the case of regulations under paragraph (2))” substitute “ DOE ”.\n(5) In Article 109(1) (regulations for preserving water quality), for “The Department” substitute “ DOE ”.\n(6) In Article 109(3) for “the Department” substitute “ DOE ”.\n(7) In Article 109(5) for “The Department” substitute “ DOE ”.\n(8) Article 117 (functions of the Department where piped supplies insufficient or unwholesome) ceases to have effect.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/13/section/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:58.583469+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."
}