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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-scotland-act-2013/section-9",
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  "legislation": "asp/2013/5",
  "legislation_title": "Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-scotland-act-2013",
  "path": "section/9",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Consultation on changes",
  "text": "Before making regulations under section 7(6) or 8(1)(b) or (2), the Scottish Ministers must consult—\n(a) Scottish Water,\n(b) SEPA,\n(c) Scottish Natural Heritage,\n(d) such other persons as they consider appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 9 in force at 10.6.2013 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2013/163, art. 3, Sch."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2013/5/section/9",
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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."
}