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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-authorities-etc-miscellaneous-provisions-order-1974/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1974/607",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-authorities-etc-miscellaneous-provisions-order-1974",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER\nMade 28th March 1974\nLaid before Parliament 29th March 1974\nComing into Operation\nArticle 16 31st March 1974\nRemainder 1st April 1974\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 254(1)(a) and (2)(c) of the Local Government Act 1972, as extended by section 34(1) of the Water Act 1973, and of the powers so conferred by section 34(2) of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 to, the said Act of 1973, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:—",
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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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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