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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002/schedule-5/paragraph-41",
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  "legislation": "asp/2002/3",
  "legislation_title": "Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002",
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  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/41",
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  "number": "41",
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  "text": "In section 59(interpretation)—\n(a) for the definition of “area” substitute—\n““area”, in relation to Scottish Water, means the area comprising all of the local government areas established by virtue of section 1 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39);”,\n(b) in the definitions of—\n(i) “private sewage treatment works”,\n(ii) “public drain”,\n(iii) “public sewage treatment works”, and\n(iv) “public sewer”,\nfor “a sewerage authority” substitute “ Scottish Water ”,\n(c) the definition of “sewerage authority” is repealed.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:08.152929+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."
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