{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-prevention-of-pollution-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2005/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-prevention-of-pollution-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2005/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2005/63",
  "legislation_title": "The Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-prevention-of-pollution-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER SUPPLY\nMade 7th February 2005\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 8th February 2005\nComing into force 11th March 2005\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with SEPA in accordance with section 51(3) of the said Act, hereby make 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). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/63/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."
}