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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-consequential-amendments-regulations-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1968",
  "legislation_title": "The Water (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-consequential-amendments-regulations-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 25th October 1989\nLaid before Parliament 3rd November 1989\nComing into force 27th November 1989\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, and the Secretary of State for Wales, being satisfied that it is expedient by reason of the coming into force of provisions of the Water Act 1989 to make additional consequential amendments of the public general enactments and subordinate legislation specified in these Regulations, and acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 185(2)(e) and 190 of that Act, 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": "1989 c. 15; see section 189(9) as to the joint exercise of functions exercisable concurrently."
    }
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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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