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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-copyright-regulation-of-relevant-licensing-bodies-regulations-2014/regulation-7",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111110485",
  "legislation_title": "The Copyright (Regulation of Relevant Licensing Bodies) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-copyright-regulation-of-relevant-licensing-bodies-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Licensing code ombudsman",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may appoint a suitably qualified person as licensing code ombudsman to investigate and determine disputes about a relevant licensing body’s compliance with its code of practice.\n(2) A relevant licensing body, licensee or a person on whose behalf a relevant licensing body is authorised to negotiate may refer a dispute about a relevant licensing body’s compliance with its code of practice or other matter to the licensing code ombudsman.\n(3) The licensing code ombudsman may serve notice on any relevant licensing body requiring it to provide to the licensing code ombudsman any information, documents or assistance for the purposes of investigating a dispute referred to in paragraph (1) and copy any document or information provided in accordance with the notice.\n(4) A relevant licensing body shall provide the licensing code ombudsman with any information, documents or assistance requested under paragraph (3) within 14 days of receipt of the request.\n(5) A relevant licensing body shall comply with a determination of the licensing code ombudsman.\n(6) The Secretary of State may pay the reasonable expenses and allowances of the licensing code ombudsman in respect of any work which the licensing code ombudsman carries out under these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111110485/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:13:39.238105+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."
}