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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-dangerous-substances-classification-scotland-no2-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1344",
  "legislation_title": "The Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-dangerous-substances-classification-scotland-no2-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER SUPPLY, SCOTLAND\nMade 26th 1998\nLaid before Parliament 2nd June 1998\nComing into force 1st July 1998\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 30B, 104(1) and 105(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution of water, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 40; section 30B was inserted, as part of a substitution of a new Part II of the Act, by the Water Act 1989 (c. 15), Schedule 23, paragraph 4; section 104(1) was amended by the Water Act 1989, Schedule 23, paragraph 7; section 105(1) contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1989/2393."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1344/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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