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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/flood-and-water-management-act-2010/schedule-2/paragraph-39",
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  "legislation_title": "Flood and Water Management Act 2010",
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  "number": "39",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 72 (interpretation) in subsection (1) after the definition of “conservancy authority” insert—\n““culvert” means a covered channel or pipe which prevents the obstruction of a watercourse or drainage path by an artificial construction.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 39 in force at 19.7.2011 for E. by S.I. 2011/1770, art. 3(e)"
    },
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 39 in force at 1.10.2011 for W. by S.I. 2011/2204, art. 3(2)(c)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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