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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/70/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/70/body" NumberOfProvisions="40"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/70/part/II" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/70/part/II" NumberOfProvisions="8" id="part-II"><Number>Part II</Number><Title> Powers of Drainage Authorities</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/70/part/II/crossheading/flood-warning-systems" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/70/part/II/crossheading/flood-warning-systems" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1991-12-01" id="part-II-crossheading-flood-warning-systems"><Title> Flood warning systems</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="1991-12-01"><Title>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c724254"/></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/70/section/32" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/70/section/32" id="section-32"><Pnumber>32</Pnumber><P1para><Text/></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c724254" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00310" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/70/section/21" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/70/section/61" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-21" EndSectionRef="section-61">Ss. 21–61</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00311" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/70/section/106" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/70/section/115" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-106" EndSectionRef="section-115">106–115</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.12.1991) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/60" id="c00312" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="60" Title="Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991">Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00313" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/60/section/3" CitationRef="c00312" SectionRef="section-3">ss. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00314" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/60/section/4/2" CitationRef="c00312" SectionRef="section-4-2">4(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00315" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/60/schedule/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00312" SectionRef="schedule-3">Sch. 3</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00316" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/60/section/2" CitationRef="c00312" SectionRef="section-2">s. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00317" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/60/schedule/2/paragraph/10" CitationRef="c00312" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-10">Sch. 2 paras. 10</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00318" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/60/schedule/2/paragraph/14/1" CitationRef="c00312" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-14-1">14(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00319" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/60/schedule/2/paragraph/15" CitationRef="c00312" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-15">15</CitationSubRef>) (subject to a saving for ss. 45 to 47 in Sch. 2 para. 2(5) and as so saved ss. 46(8), 47(1) are amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1990/118" id="c00320" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1990" Number="118">S.I. 1990/118</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00321" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1990/118/regulation/12" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00320" SectionRef="regulation-12">reg. 12</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>