{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-regulations-1999/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-regulations-1999/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1540",
  "legislation_title": "The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-regulations-1999",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Exploitation of natural mineral water springs",
  "text": "(1) No person shall exploit any natural mineral water spring or bottle any water extracted from such a spring unless–\n(a) the water extracted from that spring is natural mineral water;\n(b) the relevant authority has given permission for that spring to be exploited; and\n(c) subject to the final unlettered sub-paragraph of paragraph 2 of Annex II, the exploitation and bottling requirements are met.\n(2) No person shall sell any water extracted from a spring which is exploited in contravention of paragraph (1) above.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1540/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:43:34.410997+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."
}