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  "legislation_title": "The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Water And Sewerage\nMade 6th October 2017\nComing into operation 27th October 2017\nThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs , in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Articles 107(1) and (3), 109 and 300(2)(f) of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and now vested in it and being a Department designated for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section, makes the following Regulations:",
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      "text": "S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21) as amended by 2016 c.13 (N.I.)"
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