{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-prevention-of-pollution-code-of-practice-scotland-order-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-prevention-of-pollution-code-of-practice-scotland-order-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1584",
  "legislation_title": "The Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-prevention-of-pollution-code-of-practice-scotland-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER SUPPLY, SCOTLAND\nMade 23rd June 1997\nLaid before Parliament 25th June 1997\nComing into force 25th July 1997\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 51(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 51(3) of the said Act with SEPA, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 40; section 51 was substituted by the Water Act 1989 (c. 15), Schedule 23, paragraph 5 and amended by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Schedule 22, paragraph 29(2)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1584/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."
}