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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-dangerous-substances-classification-regulations-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2286",
  "legislation_title": "The Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-dangerous-substances-classification-regulations-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 4th December 1989\nLaid before Parliament 11th December 1989\nComing into force 1st January 1990\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 104 and 171 of the Water Act 1989 hereby make the following Regulations:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 15;see section 189(9) as to the joint exercise of functions exercisable concurrently.See also the definition of “the appropriate Minister” in section 171(3)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2286/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."
}