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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2017/85",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Environmental Protection\nMade 15th May 2017\nComing into operation 5th June 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 upon it by that section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 2008/301"
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      "text": "1972 c.68"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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