{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-authority-expenses-limitation-of-precepts-order-1980/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-authority-expenses-limitation-of-precepts-order-1980/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1980/2017",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Authority Expenses (Limitation of Precepts) Order 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-authority-expenses-limitation-of-precepts-order-1980",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LAND DRAINAGE\nMade 19th December 1980\nLaid before Parliament 5th January 1981\nComing into Operation 1st April 1981\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 46(5) of the Land Drainage Act 1976 and section 181(4) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, 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": "section 46(5) was amended by section 181(1) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1980/2017/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T18:47:44.810490+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."
}