{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-scotland-act-2013-commencement-no-1-order-2013/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2013/163",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-scotland-act-2013-commencement-no-1-order-2013",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force, on 10th June 2013, the following provisions of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (“the Act”)—\nPart 1 which makes provision in relation to the development of water resources,\nPart 7 and schedules 1 and 2 which make provision in relation to water shortage orders,\nsection 53 and schedule 4 which make minor and consequential repeals.\nThe other provisions listed in the Schedule are brought into force on the same day but only for the purposes of enabling regulations, orders and a scheme to be made under those provisions.\nThe Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 9th April 2013. Section 56 of the Act brought into force Part 8 (except section 53 and Schedule 4) on the day after Royal Assent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/163/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:39:33.926505+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."
}