{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-services-etc-scotland-act-2005/section-28",
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  "legislation": "asp/2005/3",
  "legislation_title": "Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-services-etc-scotland-act-2005",
  "path": "section/28",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Meaning of “public water supply system”",
  "text": "(1) In this Part, the “public water supply system” means any and all of the mains and other pipes, water treatment works and other similar infrastructure which are (either or both)—\n(a) vested in Scottish Water; or\n(b) used by Scottish Water (or a person acting on its behalf or under its authority) in connection with the exercise of Scottish Water's core functions as respects the supply of water.\n(2) In subsection (1), “mains” is to be construed in accordance with section 109(1) (interpretation) of the 1980 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 28 in force at 20.6.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/351, art. 2, Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/3/section/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:29.991766+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."
}