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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewables-obligation-order-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111473955",
  "legislation_title": "The Renewables Obligation Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewables-obligation-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 32L(2) of the Electricity Act 1989, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nElectricity, England And Wales\nMade *** 2009\nComing into force 1st April 2009\nThis Order is made by the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32 to 32M of the Electricity Act 1989.\nThe Secretary of State has had regard to those matters stated in section 32D(4) of that Act.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council, electricity suppliers to whom this Order applies, and such generators of electricity from renewable sources and other persons as considered appropriate in accordance with section 32L(1) of that Act.\nIn accordance with section 32L(2) of that 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, as substituted by section 37 of the Energy Act 2008 (c.32)."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111473955/introduction",
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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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