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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2017/81",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-water-framework-directive-regulations-northern-ireland-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Environmental Protection\nMade 28th April 2017\nComing into operation 22nd May 2017\nThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs being a department designated in relation to the environment for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 , makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/301; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c.68"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations power to amend or modify conferred (9.1.2022 for specified purposes, 28.2.2022 in so far as not already in force for N.I.) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), ss. 89, 147(2)(l)(6) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(n)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Regulations power to amend or modify conferred (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), ss. 91, 147(6) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(o)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/81/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:52:40.058826+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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