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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-scotland-act-2013-commencement-no-2-order-2013/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2013/342",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-scotland-act-2013-commencement-no-2-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 21st December 2013, the following provisions of the Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013 (“the Act”)—\nsections 23 to 28 which make provision in relation to Scottish Water’s functions,\nsections 30 and 31 which make provision in relation to raw water quality, and\nsection 34 to 37 which make provision in relation to sewerage networks.\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",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/342/note",
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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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