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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-standards-of-performance-regulations-2001/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-standards-of-performance-regulations-2001/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3265",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Standards of Performance) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-standards-of-performance-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ELECTRICITY\nMade 28th September 2001\nComing into force 1st October 2001\nThe Gas and Electricity Markets Authority in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39, 39A, 39B, 42A and 60 of the Electricity Act 1989 and all other enabling powers after consultation with the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council, electricity suppliers and with persons and bodies appearing to be representative of persons likely to be affected by the Regulations, after considering the results of research to discover the views of a representative sample of persons likely to be affected, and with the consent of the Secretary of State in accordance with sections 39(1)(a) and 39A(1)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989, makes the following Regulations—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 29. Section 39 is amended by paragraph 32 of Schedule 6 to the Utilities Act 2000; sections 39A and, 39B are inserted by section 54(2) of the Utilities Act 2000 and section 42A was inserted by section 58 of the Utilities Act 2000."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation 4 of the Utilities Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1782) amends the requirement for consultation set out in section 40B of the Electricity Act 1989."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3265/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}