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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980/schedule-1/paragraph-23",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/45",
  "legislation_title": "Water (Scotland) Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/23",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in connection with the approval of agreements under this Part of this Schedule (whether by order or otherwise) and the confirmation of orders thereunder shall be paid by Scottish Water .",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 23 substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(1), Sch. 6 para. 64(15) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}