{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewables-obligation-amendment-order-2014/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111109311",
  "legislation_title": "The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewables-obligation-amendment-order-2014",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft order laid before Parliament under s.32L(2) of the Electricity Act 1989 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nElectricity, England And Wales\nMade ***\nComing into force 1st April 2014\nThis Order is made by the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32(1) and (2), 32A(1) and (2)(f) and (g), 32C, 32J(3), 32K(1) and (3) and 32M(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act”).\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, the National Consumer Council, electricity suppliers to whom this Order applies, and such generators of electricity from renewable sources and other persons as the Secretary of State considered appropriate in accordance with section 32L(1) of the 1989 Act.\nIn accordance with section 32L(2) of the 1989 Act a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAccordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c.29, sections 32 to 32M were substituted by section 37 of the Energy Act 2008 (c.32) for sections 32 to 32C. Section 32M(1) was amended by article 2 of S.I. 2011/984."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 32L(1) of the 1989 Act refers to “the Authority”, this is defined in section 111(1) as inserted by paragraph 40(a) of Schedule 6 to the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 32L(1) of the 1989 Act refers to “the Council”, this is defined in section 111(1) as substituted by section 30(4)(b) of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c.17)."
    }
  ],
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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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