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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dartford-thurrock-crossing-act-1988/schedule-7/part-II/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/20",
  "legislation_title": "Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988",
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  "path": "schedule/7/part/II/paragraph/5",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Secretary of State shall pay to the protected body any costs reasonably incurred by it in order to ascertain whether silting or scouring has occurred in respect of which liability may arise under paragraph 2 or 3 above, not being costs which the protected body would have incurred for other reasons.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "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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