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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-dangerous-substances-classification-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1998/397",
  "legislation_title": "Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-dangerous-substances-classification-regulations-northern-ireland-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER AND SEWERAGE\nMade 16th November 1998\nComing into operation 1st February 1999\nThe Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4B(1) and (2) of the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 and now vested in it, and by Article 56B(1) and (2) of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973, and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 5 (N.I.) as amended by the Water and Sewerage Services (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 S.I. 1993/3165 (N.I. 16) Art. 16"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 504 Art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1973/70 (N.I. 2) as amended by S.I. 1993/3165 (N.I. 16) Art. 12"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/397/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."
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