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  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/12",
  "legislation_title": "Water Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-1981",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to provide for increasing the borrowing powers of the British Waterways Board and to make further provision relating to water supply.\n[15th April 1981]",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "The base date version of this Act is as revised to 1.12.1991 and takes into account the effects (if any) on it of consolidating legislation which came into force at that date"
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