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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-and-sewerage-services-northern-ireland-order-2006/article-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2006/0110800494",
  "legislation_title": "The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-and-sewerage-services-northern-ireland-order-2006",
  "path": "article/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "The Authority",
  "text": "(1) The body corporate established by Article 3 of the Energy Order as the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation shall hereafter be known as the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation.\n(2) In addition to the functions referred to in paragraph (1) of that Article, the Authority shall carry out the functions conferred or imposed on it by or under this Order (referred to in this Order as the “water and sewerage functions” of the Authority).\n(3) In Schedule 1 to the Energy Order for paragraph 1 (membership of the Authority) substitute—\n“1 (1) The Authority shall consist of—\n(a) a chairman; and\n(b) not fewer than three other members,\nappointed by the Department of Finance and Personnel.\n(2) The Department of Finance and Personnel shall consult the chairman before appointing any other member.”.\n(4) In that Schedule for “the Department” in every other place where it occurs substitute “the Department of Finance and Personnel”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110800494/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:19:59.133718+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."
}