{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sewerage-scotland-act-1968/section-53",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sewerage-scotland-act-1968/section-53.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1968/47",
  "legislation_title": "Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sewerage-scotland-act-1968",
  "path": "section/53",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Notices etc. to be in writing.",
  "text": "All notices, directions, decisions, applications, appeals and agreements given or made under this Act by Scottish Water, or an owner, occupier or prospective occupier of premises, and other documents which are given, made, served, authorised or required under this Act shall be in writing.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 53 substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71, Sch. 5 para. 2 (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/47/section/53",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:53:46.387476+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."
}