{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/flood-and-water-management-act-2010-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-wales-order-2016/note",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2016/79",
  "legislation_title": "The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/flood-and-water-management-act-2010-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-wales-order-2016",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force provisions of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”) in relation to Wales.\nArticle 2 specifies provisions of the 2010 Act that come into force (so far as not already commenced) on 1 April 2016 in relation to Wales only. These provisions amend the Reservoirs Act 1975 (c. 23) to introduce a new legal framework relating to the safety of large raised reservoirs.\nArticle 3 contains transitional and savings provisions relating to the amendments of the Reservoirs Act 1975.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/79/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:31:29.695791+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."
}