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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-amendment-order-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2017/9780111154175",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-amendment-order-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under sections 33BC(12) and 33BD(4) of the Gas Act 1986, sections 41A(12) and 41B(4) of the Electricity Act 1989, sections 103(5) and 103A(6) of the Utilities Act 2000 and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nElectricity\nGas\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33BC and 33BD of the Gas Act 1986, sections 41A and 41B of the Electricity Act 1989, sections 103 and 103A of the Utilities Act 2000 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland, electricity distributors, electricity suppliers, gas transporters, gas suppliers and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.\nA draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to sections 33BC(12) and 33BD(4) of the Gas Act 1986, sections 41A(12) and 41B(4) of the Electricity Act 1989, sections 103(5) and 103A(6) of the Utilities Act 2000 and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972.\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to energy and energy sources.",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c.44. Section 33BC was inserted by section 99 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27). Section 33BC was amended by section 15 of, and paragraph 2 of the Schedule to, the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c.19), paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Climate Change Act 2008 (c.27) and section 66 of the Energy Act 2011 (c.16). Paragraph 4(11) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631 also amends this section. Section 33BD was inserted by section 68 of the Energy Act 2011. Many of the powers conferred by sections 33BC and 33BD will be transferred to the Scottish Ministers once section 59(2) and (3) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11) are brought into force."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1989 c.29. Section 41A was inserted by section 70 of the Utilities Act 2000. Section 41A was amended by section 16 of, and paragraph 5 of the Schedule to, the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006, paragraph 3 of Schedule 8 to the Climate Change Act 2008 and section 67 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Energy Act 2011. Paragraph 5(12) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631 also amends this section. Section 41B was inserted by section 69 of the Energy Act 2011. Many of the powers conferred by sections 41A and 41B will be transferred to the Scottish Ministers once section 59(5) and (6) of the Scotland Act 2016 are brought into force."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2000 c.27. Section 103 was amended by paragraph 7 of the Schedule to the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006, paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 to, the Climate Change Act 2008 and paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Energy Act 2011. Paragraph 8(7) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631 also amends this section. Section 103A was inserted by section 70 of the Energy Act 2011 and was amended by paragraph 8(8) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2014/631. Sections 103 and 103A will be amended by section 60 of the Scotland Act 2016 once that section is brought into force."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 was amended by section 27(2)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "S.I. 2010/761."
    }
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