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  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Applications for Consent) Regulations 1990",
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  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations —\n“SSSI” means a site of special scientific interest designated under section 29 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;\n“the 1957 Regulations” means the Electricity (Publication of Applications) Regulation 1957;\n“the 1958 Regulations” means the Electricity (Publication of Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 1958.\n(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —\n(a) any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is a reference to the section or Schedule bearing that number in the Electricity Act 1989; and\n(b) any reference to a numbered regulation or paragraph is a reference to the regulation or paragraph bearing that number in these Regulations.",
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      "text": "1981 c. 69"
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      "text": "S.I. 1957/2227"
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    {
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      "affecting": "ssi/2005/295",
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