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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-meters-regulations-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1048",
  "legislation_title": "The Water (Meters) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-meters-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 14th June 1988\nLaid before Parliament 20th June 1988\nComing into force\nParts I, II and V 11th July 1988\nRemainder 1st October 1988\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 5(2) to (4) of the Public Utility Transfers and Water Charges Act 1988() and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 15."
    }
  ],
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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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