{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-services-reform-scottish-water-order-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2026/9780111065235",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Services Reform (Scottish Water) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-services-reform-scottish-water-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 25(2)(b) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nPUBLIC SERVICES REFORM\nWATER\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(1) and (7) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nThe Scottish Ministers consider that the relevant conditions in section 16(2) of that Act are satisfied.\nThe Scottish Ministers have consulted in accordance with section 26 of the Act.\nThe Scottish Ministers have laid a draft of this Order and an explanatory document before the Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 25(2)(b) of the Act.\nIn accordance with section 25(2)(c) of the Act, a draft of this instrument has been approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2010 asp 8 (“the 2010 Act”). Sections 14 to 30 and schedules 5 to 7 of the 2010 Act were to cease to have effect on 2 August 2015 by virtue of section 134(2) and (3) of the 2010 Act; however, sections 14 to 30 and schedules 5 to 7 continue to have effect until 27 March 2030 by virtue of section 134(4) and S.S.I. 2015/234, S.S.I. 2020/140, and S.S.I. 2025/97."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111065235/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:27:58.694042+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."
}