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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1991/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1991/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1991/56",
  "legislation_title": "Water Industry Act 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate enactments relating to the supply of water and the provision of sewerage services, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.\n[25th July 1991]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act restricted (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 15(2)(a), 225(2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act restricted (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 18(2), 225(2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act excluded (1.12.1991) by Statutory Water Companies Act 1991 (c. 58, SIF 130), ss. 11(2), 17(2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act: references to a detention centre within the meaning of Part VIII of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) to be construed as references to a removal centre within the meaning of that Part (10.2.2003) by virtue of 2002 c. 41, s. 66(4); S.I. 2003/1, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act: transfer of functions (W.) (except ss. 1, 14, 15, 17, 24(2)(d), 27(3), 32-35, 152(2), 193(3), 206(3)(e), Schs. 1, 4 and subject to entry in Sch. 1 of the amending S.I.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1 (as amended by 2003 c. 37, s. 100(2)(4)(6)(7); S.I. 2004/2528, art. 2(s); S.I. 2006/3334, Sch.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act: certain provisions modified (temp.) (8.3.2004) by The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/641), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act modified (temp.) (29.3.2005) by The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/968), art. 4, Sch. 2 paras. 3, 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Act: references to the Director General of Water Services (“the Director”, “him”, “he”) have effect as references to the Water Services Regulation Authority (“the Authority”, ”it”) (1.4.2006) by virtue of Water Act 2003 (c. 37), ss. 36(2), 105(3); S.I. 2005/2714, art. 4(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Act applied (8.8.2017) by The Wrexham Gas Fired Generating Station Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/766), Sch. 9 para. 34"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "Act applied (Isles of Scilly) (with modifications) (1.11.2019) by The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1259), arts. 2(1), 4 (as amended (27.3.2020) by The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/214), art. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C11",
      "text": "Act: power to amend conferred (24.5.2024 for specified purposes) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), ss. 138(2)-(7), 339(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C12",
      "text": "Act: power to amend conferred (24.5.2024 for specified purposes, 1.1.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), s. 138(2)-(7), 339(2)(c); S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(2) (with Sch. para. 10, 20)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 1.12.1991, see s. 223(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "Act extends to England and Wales; for minor variations, see s. 223(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "[A table showing the derivation of the provisions of this Consolidation Act will be found at the end of the Act. The table has no official status.]"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/56/introduction",
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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."
}