{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-1989-commencement-no4-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2278",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Act 1989 (Commencement No.4) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-1989-commencement-no4-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 3rd December 1989\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 194(4) of the Water Act 1989 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 15; see section 189(9) as to the joint exercise of functions exercisable concurrently."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2278/introduction",
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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."
}