{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/west-of-scotland-water-authority-dervaig-river-bellart-water-order-1997/article-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1115",
  "legislation_title": "The West of Scotland Water Authority (Dervaig-River Bellart) Water Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/west-of-scotland-water-authority-dervaig-river-bellart-water-order-1997",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation and commencement",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the West of Scotland Water Authority (Dervaig-River Bellart) Water Order 1997 and shall, subject to paragraph (2), come into force on 3rd April 1997.\n(2) Article 8 shall come into force on the expiry of the period of 90 days beginning with the day on which water is first taken by the Authority in terms of articles 4 and 5(2) of this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1115/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:09:15.141404+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."
}