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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-community-energy-saving-programme-order-2009/article-8",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111481929",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas (Community Energy Saving Programme) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-community-energy-saving-programme-order-2009",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Obligation period for generators",
  "text": "(1) The obligation period for a generator, except a new generator, commences on 1st October 2009.\n(2) For a new generator who satisfies article 4(2) for the first time in respect of—\n(a) generation period two, the obligation period commences on 1st April 2010;\n(b) generation period three, the obligation period commences on 1st April 2011;\n(c) generation period four, the obligation period commences on 1st April 2012.\n(3) The obligation period for all generators ends on 31st December 2012.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111481929/article/8",
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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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