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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-drainage-act-1991/section-65",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1991/59",
  "legislation_title": "Land Drainage Act 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-drainage-act-1991",
  "path": "section/65",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "65",
  "heading": "Land drainage regulations.",
  "text": "(1) Each of the Ministers shall have power to make regulations—\n(a) for the purpose of prescribing anything which may be prescribed under this Act (other than under section 74 below); and\n(b) generally for the purpose of carrying this Act into effect.\n(2) Subject to section 37(5ZH), section 37A(6) and (7), section 41A(13) and (14) and section 66A(4), the power to make regulations under this section or any other provision of this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 65(2) inserted (14.7.2014) by Water Act 2014 (c. 21), ss. 86(2), 94(2)(p)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 65(2) inserted (29.9.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), ss. 94(4), 147(3) (with s. 144); S.I. 2022/988, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 65(2) inserted (9.1.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), ss. 97(3), 147(2)(n) (with s. 144)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 65(2) inserted (29.9.2022 for specified purposes) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), ss. 96(8), 147(3)(4) (with s. 144); S.I. 2022/988, reg. 2(b)"
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "anaw/2016/3",
      "affecting_title": "Environment (Wales) Act 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted by 2016 anaw 3, s. 83(3) (as substituted)",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2021/30",
      "affecting_title": "Environment Act 2021"
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/59/section/65",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:43.533893+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."
}