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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lough-neagh-levels-scheme-confirmation-order-northern-ireland-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1999/69",
  "legislation_title": "Lough Neagh (Levels) Scheme (Confirmation) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lough-neagh-levels-scheme-confirmation-order-northern-ireland-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOUGH NEAGH DRAINAGE\nMade 19th February 1999\nComing into operation 18th March 1999\nThe Department of Agriculture (hereinafter called “the Department”) has in accordance with section 1(1) of the Lough Neagh and Lower Bann Drainage and Navigation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (hereinafter called “the Act”) prepared the Scheme set out in the Schedule to the following Order for the regulation and control of the levels of Lough Neagh:\nAND WHEREAS all the provisions of section 2 of the Act have been complied with in relation to that Scheme:\nAND WHEREAS the Department has considered such observations as were sent to it with regard to the Scheme:\nNOW THEREFORE the Department in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) and (2) of the Act and now vested in it, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1955 c. 15 (N.I.) as amended by 1970 c. 7(N.I.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1964 No. 205"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/69/introduction",
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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."
}