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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-intended-for-human-consumption-private-supplies-scotland-regulations-2017/regulation-16",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2017/282",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017",
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  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Duty of care: supplies of water",
  "text": "A person, in relation to a supply of water, must not take any action which has the effect of allowing any deterioration of the quality of the water (in so far as that is relevant for the protection of human health).",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 16 in force at 27.10.2017, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/282/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:17:02.229514+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."
}