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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/urban-waste-water-treatment-regulations-northern-ireland-1995/schedule-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/urban-waste-water-treatment-regulations-northern-ireland-1995/schedule-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1995/12",
  "legislation_title": "The Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/urban-waste-water-treatment-regulations-northern-ireland-1995",
  "path": "schedule/4",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER",
  "text": "Industrial waste water entering collecting systems and urban waste water treatment plants shall be subject to such pre-treatment as is required in order to—\nprotect the health of staff working in collecting systems and treatment plants;\nensure that collecting systems, waste water treatment plants and associated equipment are not damaged;\nensure that the operation of the waste water treatment plant and the treatment of sludge are not impeded;\nensure that discharges from the treatment plants do not adversely affect the environment, or prevent receiving water from complying with other Community Directives; and\nensure that sludge can be disposed of safely in an environmentally acceptable manner.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1995/12/schedule/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:43:16.961588+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}