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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/united-utilities-water-plc-ullswater-drought-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3341",
  "legislation_title": "The United Utilities Water plc (Ullswater) (Drought) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/united-utilities-water-plc-ullswater-drought-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER RESOURCES, ENGLAND\nMade 22nd December 2003\nComing into force 23rd December 2003\nWhereas —\n(a) the Secretary of State is satisfied that, by reason of an exceptional shortage of rain, a serious deficiency of supplies of water is threatened in the area of United Utilities Water plc (“the Company”) that is served by Ullswater (“the area”);\n(b) an application has been made by the Company under section 73(3)(b) of the Water Resources Act 1991 (“the Act”) ;\n(c) the Secretary of State is satisfied in accordance with paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 8 to the Act that the proper notices have been published and served by the applicant in accordance with paragraph 1 of that Schedule;\n(d) a local inquiry has been held in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Schedule; and\n(e) it appears to the Secretary of State expedient to modify the restrictions to which the Company is subject as respects the taking of water from Ullswater with a view to meeting the deficiency of supplies of water in the area;\nNow therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 73(1), 74(2)(f) and 78(1), (2)(a), (3) and (4) of, and paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 8 to, the Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1991 c. 57."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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