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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-framework-directive-classification-priority-substances-and-shellfish-waters-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2015/351",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Framework Directive (Classification, Priority Substances and Shellfish Waters) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Environmental Protection\nMade 2nd October 2015\nComing into operation 23rd October 2015\nThe Department of the Environment being a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the Environment acting in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by that section and by Article 5 of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 makes the following Regulations:",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 2008/301"
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      "text": "1972 c.68"
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      "text": "S.I. 1999/662 (N.I. 6)"
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      "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)"
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      "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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  "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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