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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-shellfish-classification-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1332",
  "legislation_title": "The Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-shellfish-classification-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER RESOURCES, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 19th May 1997\nLaid before Parliament 22nd May 1997\nComing into force 12th June 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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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1332/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."
}