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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-services-charges-billing-and-collection-scotland-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/325",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Services Charges (Billing and Collection) (Scotland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-services-charges-billing-and-collection-scotland-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER SUPPLY, SCOTLAND\nMade 16th February 1996\nLaid before Parliament 19th February 1996\nComing into force 11th March 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 79 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals as required by section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c. 39."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/325/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."
}