{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-agency-upper-black-moss-and-lower-black-moss-reservoirs-drought-order-2022/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2022/1059",
  "legislation_title": "The Environment Agency (Upper Black Moss and Lower Black Moss Reservoirs) Drought Order 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-agency-upper-black-moss-and-lower-black-moss-reservoirs-drought-order-2022",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“Black Moss Reservoir” means the Upper Black Moss Reservoir and the Lower Black Moss Reservoir;\n“the Company” means United Utilities Water Limited;\n“the Licence” means the abstraction licence numbered 2671322033 issued by the Agency on 19th March 2014, which authorises the Company to abstract water from Black Moss Reservoir in Lancashire, to the extent and manner, and subject to the terms and conditions, set out in the Schedule of Conditions to that Licence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "“The Agency” is defined in section 221(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Licence is available for public inspection at Environment Agency, Lutra House, Dodd Way, Off Seedlee Road, Walton Summit, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 8BX."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1059/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:54:55.483129+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."
}