{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forth-river-purification-board-establishment-variation-order-1992/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forth-river-purification-board-establishment-variation-order-1992/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/1162",
  "legislation_title": "The Forth River Purification Board (Establishment) Variation Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forth-river-purification-board-establishment-variation-order-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "RIVER, SCOTLAND\nMade 12th May 1992\nComing into force 16th May 1992\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 135(5) and (6), 135A and 233(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973() and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 135(7) of that Act() with all local authorities and river purification boards whose areas are wholly or partly within the area affected by this Order, and having complied with the provisions of Schedule 7 to the Water (Scotland) Act 1980(), hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c. 65; section 135A was inserted by the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28), Schedule 10, paragraph 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 135(7) was amended by virtue of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45), Schedule 9, paragraph 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1980 c. 45; Schedule 7 is applied to the making of this Order by section 135(7) of the 1973 Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1162/introduction",
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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."
}