{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-special-measures-act-2025/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-special-measures-act-2025/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2025/5",
  "legislation_title": "Water (Special Measures) Act 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-special-measures-act-2025",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Nature-based solutions",
  "text": "In section 94A(3) of the Water Industry Act 1991 (matters to be addressed in drainage and sewerage management plans), after paragraph (e) insert—\n“(ea) the use that is to be made of nature-based solutions, technologies and facilities within the undertaker’s drainage system and sewerage system,”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 17(3)(c)(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 5 in force at 23.6.2025 for E. by S.I. 2025/726, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 5 in force at 1.9.2025 for W. by S.I. 2025/936, reg. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/5/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:47:08.344963+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."
}