{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-services-charges-billing-and-collection-scotland-order-2012/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-services-charges-billing-and-collection-scotland-order-2012/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2012/53",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Services Charges (Billing and Collection) (Scotland) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-services-charges-billing-and-collection-scotland-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Water Supply\nMade 20th February 2012\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd February 2012\nComing into force 1st April 2012\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with paragraph 24 of Schedule 7 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, they have consulted with the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 asp 3, as relevantly amended by the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3), section 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2007 c.15. A valuation appeal committee is a listed tribunal for the purposes of paragraph 24 of Schedule 7 to this Act by virtue of S.S.I. 2007/436."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/53/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:45:25.714283+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}