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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-services-charges-billing-and-collection-scotland-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/33",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Services Charges (Billing and Collection) (Scotland) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-services-charges-billing-and-collection-scotland-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER SUPPLY\nMade 31st January 2002\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 1st February 2002\nComing into force 1st April 2002\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 79 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and of all other powers enabling them 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 make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c. 39. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998(c. 46)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/33/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."
}