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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-2/part-II/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-2/part-II/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1996/513",
  "legislation_title": "Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/II/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Water",
  "text": "(a) Except where otherwise specified, a reference in this Part to water shall be a reference to demineralized or distilled water.\n(b) For the determination of any form of nitrogen, water shall be free of all nitrogenous compounds and carbon dioxide.\n(c) Except where the method of analysis specifies a particular solvent or diluent, all dissolution, dilution, rinsing and washing operations mentioned in the methods of analysis shall be carried out using water.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/513/schedule/2/part/II/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:32:40.012993+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."
}