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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-companies-act-2006-consequential-amendments-transitional-provisions-and-savings-order-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-126",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111481035",
  "legislation_title": "The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009",
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  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/126",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "126",
  "heading": "Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)",
  "text": "(1) The Water Industry Act 1991 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 155(6) (undertaker’s powers in relation to land: compulsory purchase), for “memorandum and articles” substitute “articles”.\n(3) In section 219(1) (general interpretation), for the definition of “limited company” substitute—\n““limited company” means a company (as defined in section 1(1) of the Companies Act 2006) that—\n(a) is registered in England and Wales or Scotland, and\n(b) is limited by shares.”.\n(4) In Part 1 of Schedule 3 (special administration orders: modifications of the Insolvency Act 1986), in paragraph 4(b) for “memorandum or articles of association” substitute “articles of association”.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:57:01.479631+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."
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