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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002-water-services-regulation-authority-order-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/522",
  "legislation_title": "The Enterprise Act 2002 (Water Services Regulation Authority) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002-water-services-regulation-authority-order-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COMPETITION\nCONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 1st March 2006\nLaid before Parliament 3rd March 2006\nComing into force 1st April 2006\nThe Secretary of State thinks that the Water Services Regulation Authority has as one of its purposes the protection of the collective interests of consumers and she is satisfied that it is independent.\nShe makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 205 and 213 of the Enterprise Act 2002:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 40."
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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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