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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989/schedule-17/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989/schedule-17/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1989/29",
  "legislation_title": "Electricity Act 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989",
  "path": "schedule/17/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Any regulations made under section 16 of the Energy Act 1983 which are effective on the day appointed for the coming into force of section 29 of this Act shall have effect as if—\n(a) they were made under the said section 29; and\n(b) references to an Electricity Board were references to a person authorised by a licence to supply or transmit electricity;\nand the provisions of Part I of this Act shall apply accordingly.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1983 c. 25."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 17 para. 3 wholly in force at 9.11.2001; Sch. 17 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 113(2); Sch. 17 para. 3 in force at 31.3.1990 except for para. (b) and word “and” preceding it by S.I. 1990/117, art. 3(c); Sch. 17 para. 3(b) and word “and” preceding it in force at 9.11.2001 by S.I. 2001/3419, art. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:46:38.123919+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}