{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-1983/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-1983/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1983/23",
  "legislation_title": "Water Act 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-1983",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Constitution and procedure of water authorities.",
  "text": "(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2) In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified), the following entries are inserted at the appropriate places—\n“A regional water authority established in accordance with section 2 of the Water Act 1973”;\n“The Welsh Water Authority”.\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 1(1) repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 1(2)repealed (prosp.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), ss. 190, 194(4), Sch. 27 Pt. II (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 1(3) repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1975 c. 24."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/23/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:09:20.864313+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."
}