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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-abstraction-for-drinking-water-classification-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3001",
  "legislation_title": "The Surface Waters (Abstraction for Drinking Water) (Classification) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-abstraction-for-drinking-water-classification-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER RESOURCES, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 28th November 1996\nLaid before Parliament 6th December 1996\nComing into force 6th January 1997\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 82, 102 and 219(2) of the Water Resources Act 1991 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1991 c. 57; see section 221(7) as to the joint exercise of functions exercisable concurrently."
    }
  ],
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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."
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