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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-enterprises-merger-modification-regulations-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/73",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Enterprises (Merger) (Modification) Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-enterprises-merger-modification-regulations-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER INDUSTRY, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 11th January 1994\nLaid before Parliament 19th January 1994\nComing into force 9th February 1994\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales acting jointly, in exercise of their powers under section 33(4) of the Water Industry Act 1991, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1991 c. 56; see section 219(8) as to the joint exercise of functions exercisable concurrently."
    }
  ],
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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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