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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-1989-commencement-no-1-order-1989/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1146",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Act 1989 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-1989-commencement-no-1-order-1989",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 1st September 1989 or, if later, the transfer date",
  "text": "Except insofar as they are already in force in accordance with section 194(2), the provisions specified in Schedule 2 to this Order shall come into force in England and Wales on 1st September 1989 or, if later, the transfer date.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1146/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:41:14.481310+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."
}