{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-authorities-return-on-assets-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-authorities-return-on-assets-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2022",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Authorities (Return on Assets) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-authorities-return-on-assets-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 26th November 1987\nLaid before Parliament 2nd December 1987\nComing into force 23rd December 1987\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment in respect of all water authorities except the Welsh Water Authority, and the Secretary of State for Wales in respect of the Welsh Water Authority, with the approval of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 29(2)(a) of the Water Act 1973, 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": "1973 c. 37; section 29(2)(a) was amended by section 11(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the Water Act 1983 (c. 23)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2022/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:17:09.757835+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."
}