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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989-exemption-from-the-requirement-for-an-interconnector-licence-order-2006/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2002",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity Act 1989 (Exemption from the Requirement for an Interconnector Licence) Order 2006",
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  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Exemption from section 4(1)(d) of the Act",
  "text": "Exemption is granted from section 4(1)(d) of the Act (which prohibits participation in the operation of an electricity interconnector without a licence) to—\n(a) MCC and MEA in respect of the Isle of Man Electricity Interconnector;\n(b) RTE in respect of the Interconnexion France Angleterre;\n(c) SONI in respect of the Moyle Interconnector; and\n(d) NIE in respect of the Moyle Interconnector for so long as SONI does not hold a licence granted under article 10(1)(b) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 4(1)(d) is inserted by section 145(2) of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20) from 14th August 2006: see the Energy Act 2004 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1964 (c.66))."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992/231 (N.I. 1). Article 10(1)(b) will be amended by article 28(4) of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (N.I. 6), once that provision is commenced."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2002/article/3",
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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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