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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-authorities-precepts-to-internal-drainage-boards-regulations-1974/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-authorities-precepts-to-internal-drainage-boards-regulations-1974/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1974/375",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Authorities (Precepts to Internal Drainage Boards) Regulations 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-authorities-precepts-to-internal-drainage-boards-regulations-1974",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LAND DRAINAGE\nMade 6th March 1974\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1974\nComing into Operation 1st April 1974\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 22(3) and 74 of the Land Drainage Act 1930, as applied by section 9 of the Water Act 1973, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/375/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:46:49.347664+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."
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