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  "title": "The Electricity (Individual Exemptions from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Scotland) Order 2022",
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  "long_title": "Article 3 of this Order grants exemptions from the requirements of section 4(1)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 (which prohibits the generation of electricity for supply to any premises without a licence) in relation to two electricity generating stations located in Scotland. The companies granted exemptions are:Creag Riabhach Wind Farm Limited in respect of Creag Riabhach Wind Farm, an electricity generating station located north of Lairg, and south of Altnaharra, Scotland, incorporating a substation whose entrance is situated at Ordnance Survey map reference NC529273.Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Limited in respect of Sandy Knowe Wind Farm, an electricity generating station located south-west of Kirkconnel and Kelloholm, Scotland, incorporating a substation whose entrance is situated at Ordnance Survey map reference NS710100.",
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