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  "legislation": "ukpga/1991/57",
  "legislation_title": "Water Resources Act 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-act-1991",
  "path": "schedule/n27/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "Note: The following abbreviations are used in this Table:—\n1945 =\nThe Water Act 1945 (c. 42)\n1963 =\nThe Water Resources Act 1963 (c. 38)\n1965 =\nThe Science and Technology Act 1965 (c. 4)\n1973 =\nThe Water Act 1973 (c. 37)\n1975 =\nThe Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (c. 51)\n1976 =\nThe Land Drainage Act 1976 (c. 70)\n1977 =\nThe Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45)\n1980(LG) =\nThe Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)\n1981 =\nThe Water Act 1981 (c. 12)\n1982(CJA) =\nThe Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 43)\n1983 =\nThe Water Act 1983 (c. 23)\n1984 =\nThe Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12)\n1985(LG) =\nThe Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51)\n1986(GA) =\nThe Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)\n1989 =\nThe Water Act 1989 (c. 15)\n1989(EA) =\nThe Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29)\n1990 =\nThe Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)\n1991(NR) =\nThe New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22)\nR: (followed by a number) =\nThe recommendation so numbered as set out in the Appendix to the Report of the Law Commission (Cm. 1483).",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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