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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-domestic-distribution-systems-regulations-northern-ireland-2010/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2010/157",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Supply (Domestic Distribution Systems) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-domestic-distribution-systems-regulations-northern-ireland-2010",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Water And Sewerage\nMade 16th April 2010\nComing into operation 20th April 2010\nThe Department of the Environment and the Department for Regional Development are each designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment.\nThe Department of the Environment and the Department for Regional Development acting jointly make these Regulations under section 2(2) of that Act.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c.68"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/301"
    }
  ],
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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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