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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/river-purification-boards-establishment-variation-scotland-order-1989/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/river-purification-boards-establishment-variation-scotland-order-1989/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/59",
  "legislation_title": "The River Purification Boards (Establishment) Variation (Scotland) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/river-purification-boards-establishment-variation-scotland-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "RIVER, SCOTLAND\nMade 11th January 1989\nComing into force 12th January 1989\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 135(5) and (6) 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 areas 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"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 135(7) was amended by the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45), Schedule 9, paragraph 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1980 c. 45"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/59/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:51:15.237234+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."
}