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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-of-merseyside-act-1980-amendment-regulations-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/243",
  "legislation_title": "The County of Merseyside Act 1980 (Amendment) Regulations 2017",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Water Industry, England And Wales\nMade 28th February 2017\nLaid before Parliament 3rd March 2017\nComing into force 1st April 2017\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 61 of the Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Exit from Non-household Retail Market) Regulations 2016.\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations having received a request to do so from United Utilities Water Limited, a relevant undertaker that has made an exit application, and with the agreement of the acquiring licensee in accordance with regulation 61(1) of the Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Exit from Non-household Retail Market) Regulations 2016.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 2016/744."
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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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