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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-services-etc-scotland-act-2005/section-37",
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  "legislation": "asp/2005/3",
  "legislation_title": "Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005",
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  "path": "section/37",
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  "number": "37",
  "heading": "Short title and commencement",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.\n(2) The provisions of this Act, except sections 33 to 36 and this section, come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint.\n(3) Different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "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."
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