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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024/schedule-12/paragraph-23",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2024/13",
  "legislation_title": "Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024",
  "path": "schedule/12/paragraph/23",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)",
  "text": "(1) Section 31 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (functions of Ofwat with respect to competition) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (2A), in the words before paragraph (a), after “166” insert “, 167C”.\n(3) In subsection (3), in the words before paragraph (a), after “31D(1) to (6)” insert “, 35C”.\n(4) In subsection (4), in paragraph (a), after “166” insert “, 167C”.\n(5) In subsection (4A), after “31D(1) to (6)” insert “, 35C”.\n(6) In subsection (8), in paragraph (b), after “31D(1) to (6)” insert “, 35C”.\n(7) Omit subsection (8A).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 12 para. 23 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 12 para. 23 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(16)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/schedule/12/paragraph/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:35:09.592730+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}