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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1999-commencement-no-2-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/3440",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Industry Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1999-commencement-no-2-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER INDUSTRY, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 22nd December 1999\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 17(3) of the Water Industry Act 1999, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1999 c. 9."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3440/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."
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