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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-generating-stations-and-overhead-lines-inquiries-procedure-rules-1987/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2182",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity Generating Stations and Overhead Lines (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-generating-stations-and-overhead-lines-inquiries-procedure-rules-1987",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Application of Rules",
  "text": "These Rules apply in relation to any public inquiry caused by the Secretary of State to be held under section 34 of the Electricity Act 1957 in connection with —\n(a) applications under section 2 of the Electric Lighting Act 1909 for consent to construct or extend a generating station on any land;\n(b) applications under section 10(b) of the Schedule to the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899 for consent to place any electric line other than a service line above ground except within premises in the sole occupation or control of the applicant.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2182/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:14:45.849144+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."
}