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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-water-management-scotland-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/341",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Impact Assessment (Water Management) (Scotland) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-water-management-scotland-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING\nROADS AND BRIDGES\nLAND DRAINAGE\nMade 30th June 2003\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 1st July 2003\nComing into force 30th September 2003\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 40 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and having taken into account the selection criteria in Annex III to Council Directive 85/337/EEC as amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15. The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1997 c. 8; the functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 175, 5.7.85, p.40."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 73, 14.3.97, p.5."
    }
  ],
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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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