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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-etc-scotland-act-1994-commencement-no5-order-1995/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2866",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (Commencement No.5) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-etc-scotland-act-1994-commencement-no5-order-1995",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Days appointed",
  "text": "30th October 1995 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act:—\n(a) section 67 (Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council);\n(b) section 68(1), (4) and (5) (functions of Customers Council);\n(c) section 69 (power of Customers Council to require information);\n(d) section 70 (annual reports by, and information from, Customers Council);\n(e) section 71 (funding of Customers Council);\n(f) section 171 (economic development), only for the purposes of enabling—\n(i) a local authority to comply with their duties under section 171A(5) of the 1973 Act before the beginning of the financial year starting on 1st April 1996; and\n(ii) the Secretary of State to approve under section 171A(6) of the 1973 Act the proposals submitted by the local authority under subsection (5) of that section;\n(g) section 177 (Parliamentary disqualification), so far as not already in force; and\n(h) Schedule 9 (constitution and proceedings etc. of the Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2866/article/2",
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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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