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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-dangerous-substances-classification-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/389",
  "legislation_title": "The Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-dangerous-substances-classification-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER RESOURCES, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 23rd February 1998\nLaid before Parliament 4th March 1998\nComing into force 25th March 1998\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of their powers under 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": [
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      "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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