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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-and-sewerage-authorities-rate-of-return-scotland-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/744",
  "legislation_title": "The Water and Sewerage Authorities (Rate of Return) (Scotland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-and-sewerage-authorities-rate-of-return-scotland-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER SUPPLY, SCOTLAND\nMade 7th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 83(2) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c. 39."
    }
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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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