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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-exemptions-from-the-requirement-for-a-generation-licence-order-2017/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/731",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Exemptions from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-exemptions-from-the-requirement-for-a-generation-licence-order-2017",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Exemptions from section 4(1)(a) of the Act",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), each company named in the first column of the following table is granted exemption from section 4(1)(a) of the Act (prohibition of unlicensed generation of electricity for supply) in respect of the electricity generating station described in the corresponding entry in the second column.\nCompany\nDescription of electricity generating station\nBanks Renewables (Kype Muir Wind Farm) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 06917667.\nKype Muir Wind Farm, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference NS 690 401, approximately 5 kilometres south of Strathaven, South Lanarkshire.\nBanks Renewables (Middle Muir Wind Farm) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 07376956.\nMiddle Muir Wind Farm, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference NS 867 273, approximately 2 kilometres north of Crawfordjohn, South Lanarkshire.\nBrockloch Rig Windfarm Limited, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC149100.\nBrockloch Rig Windfarm (also known as Windy Standard 2 Windfarm), located at Ordnance Survey map reference NS 601 043, approximately 11 kilometres north-northeast of Carsphairn, Dumfries and Galloway.\nHeck Fen Wind Park Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 08323021.\nHeckington Fen Wind Park, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference TF 205 457, at East Heckington, Lincolnshire.\nInnogy Renewables UK Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 02550622.\nBrechfa Forest West Wind Farm, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference SN 460 349, approximately 2 kilometres south east of Pencader, Carmarthenshire.\nRay Wind Farm Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 09397602.\nRay Wind Farm, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference NY 965 884, at Ray Estate, approximately 5 kilometres north west of Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland.\nRWE Cogen UK Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 02624987.\nCheshire Power Station, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference SJ 392 783, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral, Cheshire CH65 1AF.\nSnowdonia Pumped Hydro Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 08644844.\nGlyn Rhonwy Pumped Hydro, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference SH 567 608, approximately 1 kilometre north west of Llanberis, Gwynedd.\n(2) Each of the exemptions granted by paragraph (1) is subject to compliance with the conditions specified in the Schedule in relation to that exemption.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/731/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:09:47.180280+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."
}