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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-and-water-services-scotland-act-2003/section-38",
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  "legislation": "asp/2003/3",
  "legislation_title": "Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003",
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  "path": "section/38",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Commencement and short title",
  "text": "(1) The provisions of this Act, other than this Part, come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint.\n(2) This Act may be cited as the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.",
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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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