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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-state-for-transport-order-1976/schedule-3/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1976/1775",
  "legislation_title": "The Secretary of State for Transport Order 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-state-for-transport-order-1976",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 15(1) of the Water Act 1948 after the definition of “statutory undertakers” there shall be inserted the following definition:—\n“ `appropriate Minister' means—\n(a) in relation to statutory undertakers carrying on any railway, light railway, tramway, road transport, dock, harbour or pier undertaking, the Secretary of State for Transport;\n(b) in relation to statutory undertakers carrying on an undertaking for the supply of electricity, gas or hydraulic power, the Secretary of State for Energy;\n(c) in relation to statutory undertakers carrying on any lighthouse undertaking, the Secretary of State for Trade;\n(d) in relation to statutory undertakers, being statutory water undertakers, in the application of this Act to Wales, the Secretary of State for Wales; and\n(e) in relation to any other statutory undertakers, the Secretary of State for the Environment. ”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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